The Countess of Chester Scandal and a System in Crisis The arrest of Lucy Letby in June 2016 sent shockwaves through the British healthcare system.
A nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester hospital, Letby's case raised questions about the failures within the NHS that allowed such atrocities to occur.
However, a recent inquiry into the scandal has revealed a far more damning indictment: not just one deranged individual, but a system broken by institutional failure, incompetence, and an astonishing lack of accountability.