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Ex-Health Secretary Reveals Crucial Mistake in Lucy Letby Case: Independent Medical Examiner Could Have Prevented Further Tragedy

Daily Mail

The UK's NHS hospital system has come under scrutiny after former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt testified that the absence of an independent medical examiner at Lucy Letby's hospital may have allowed her heinous crimes to go undetected for longer. Delays in appointing specialist doctors to investigate non-coroner death cases hindered the connections between suspicious events, Hunt revealed at the public inquiry. This oversight may have cost lives, highlighting the need for improved procedures and oversight in healthcare settings, including the use of independent medical examiners to prevent similar tragedies and ensure patient safety and medical negligence accountability.