Interview With Prof. John Ashton On Lucy Letby

Prof. John Ashton

I was at Hillsborough. I saw what happens when an institution decides its survival matters more than the truth. I recognise the same dynamic at the Countess of Chester.

Prof. John Ashton

This was a hospital that had aspirations above its station. It was operating at a level of clinical complexity it could not safely manage. That is the explanation that was never given.

Prof. John Ashton

There are established child death overview panel processes for exactly this kind of situation. They were never engaged. Instead you had police officers doing a job they had no training for.