In the world of nursing, stereotypes have long prevailed, painting a narrow and often misconstrued picture of what it means to be a dedicated caregiver. The Thirlwall inquiry is looking at Lucy Letby career and personality through a microscope. With all things in life individual perception play an important role in how we review people. These views at times can be mixed with reality and unconscious bias. How many times a visit meeting started with instant dislike and end in m

The Thirlwall Inquiry report, published in September 2026, presents itself as a definitive examination of the failures that allowed Lucy Letby to harm babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Yet a closer reading reveals a document that is heavily skewed in its analysis, disproportionately critical of nursing staff, and light on the systemic and clinical realities of a struggling neonatal unit. Its findings and recommendations risk creating more harm than good for patient

If guilt is the starting point, what happened to truth? As the Thirlwall Inquiry report approaches, Nineteen Nurses asks a fundamental question: if an inquiry examines events against a premise of guilt already established, how can it fully examine the truth? Nineteen Nurses is a campaigning group of nurses and allied health professionals concerned that the conviction may not be safe and that every relevant question has not been properly examined. We recognise the devastating

Nineteen-nurses are calling on the government to make our NHS safe again. We call on the government to establish an independent Hospital Incident Investigation Branch (HIIB), modelled on the proven approaches of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). An HIIB would investigate serious patient-safety incidents, systemic failures, and near-misses across hospitals. Its purpose would be learning, not blame: finding root cau

Taken from x.com Written by Carl (Parent) Think of the Parents There's a phrase you'll see everywhere if you spend any time in the online arguments about the Countess of Chester. And if not the phrase verbatim, some version of it. Think of the parents. It's used like a full stop. The final word. The thing you say to end a discussion, because who could argue with it? Think of the parents. Think of what they've been through. How dare you ask questions? How dare you have doubt

By Vivienne Blondek As one of the founder members of Nineteen Nurses, I have dedicated a great deal of time to helping bring the medical evidence in Lucy Letby’s case into the public domain. Like many others who have questioned the convictions, I have been accused of being insensitive to the parents of the babies involved. Some have said that by supporting Lucy Letby, I am supporting a baby killer and showing no compassion for the families whose lives have been devastated. I