# Lawyer calls NHS reputation prioritization offensive in Lucy Letby case

> Lucy Letby victims' lawyer condemns hospital executives for valuing reputation over baby safety in NHS report.
- Title: Lawyer calls NHS reputation prioritization offensive in Lucy…
- Summary: Lucy Letby victims' lawyer condemns hospital executives for valuing reputation over baby safety in NHS report. Lucy Letby victims' lawyer says NHS leaders…
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- Published: 2026-09-16T17:00:19+00:00
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## Lucy Letby victims' lawyer
Lawyer for Letby victims says NHS prioritizing hospital reputation over baby safety was offensive.

> It was offensive that NHS bosses put the reputation of the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies over the safety of patients
## Thirlwall Report findings
822-page report reveals hospital leadership failed to protect babies from harm.

> Lady Justice Thirlwall said executives refused to take consultants' suspicions about Letby's link to baby deaths seriously
## Baby O and P survival
Two triplet brothers could have been saved if hospital followed proper safeguarding procedures.

> Baby O and Baby P would not have been murdered by Letby had managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital followed proper safeguarding procedures
## Hospital leadership failure
Hospital executives prioritized reputation over investigating baby deaths.

> Executives refused to take consultants' suspicions about Letby's link to baby deaths seriously and prized protecting the hospital's reputation
## Tony Chambers' role
Former hospital CEO mounted spin to delay police investigation.

> Chief Executive Tony Chambers mounted an exercise in spin to steer the hospital board away from concerns a nurse was causing deliberate harm
## Safeguarding procedures
Proper procedures could have removed Letby from ward and called police sooner.

> Letby should have been removed from the ward as a neutral act and matters could have been investigated without risk to babies
## Letby's crimes
Letby murdered seven babies and harmed seven more between 2015 and 2:00 PM.

> Letby murdered seven babies and harmed seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016
## Current status
Letby serves 15 whole-life sentences but maintains innocence.

> Letby is serving 15 whole-life sentences after being convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven more
## Safeguarding failures
Hospital failed to follow safeguarding procedures for over 24 hours.

> The parents of the triplets know what could have been different if those at the hospital had done their jobs properly
## Criminal cases review
New evidence file submitted for potential miscarriage of justice review.

> A file of evidence from new medical experts has been submitted and is currently being examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission
## Safeguarding recommendations
Proposed NHS disbarring system for misconduct.

> Lawyer approved of the judge's recommendation that the Government introduce a disbarring system banning managers found guilty of misconduct from hopping between top jobs in the NHS
## Hospital reputation
Hospital reputation prioritized over baby safety in critical decision.

> It was offensive that NHS bosses put the reputation of the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies over the safety of patients
## Safeguarding procedures
Proper procedures could have saved babies from harm.

> Baby O and Baby P would not have been murdered by Letby had managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital followed proper safeguarding procedures
## Hospital leadership
Leadership failed to protect babies from harm.

> Lady Justice Thirlwall said executives refused to take consultants' suspicions about Letby's link to baby deaths seriously
## Safeguarding failures
Hospital failed to act quickly on baby deaths.

> The parents of the triplets know what could have been different if those at the hospital had done their jobs properly
## Letby's crimes
Letby murdered seven babies and harmed seven more between 2015 and 2016.

> Letby murdered seven babies and harmed seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016
## Key takeaway

Lucy Letby victims' lawyer says NHS leaders prioritizing hospital reputation over baby safety was offensive during the Countess of Chester Hospital case.