Nursing-staff Thirlwall Inquiry evidence crystallises

Thirlwall Inquiry witness evidence from Countess of Chester nursing staff — including Eirian Powell (Ward Manager), Kate Bissell, Yvonne Farmer and Ashleigh Hudson — consolidates the nursing-workforce perspective: a unit under severe operational strain, Letby as a competent and caring colleague, and no direct observational evidence consistent with the Crown's subsequent characterisation. Contrasts sharply with the Allitt case, where colleagues did give such evidence.