Context
Tony Chambers was Chief Executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from 2013 until 2018. His Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses the consultants’ repeated requests throughout 2016 and 2017 that police be contacted, his decision to commission a service-level RCPCH review instead, and the instruction given to consultants to sign an apology letter to Lucy Letby. In July 2025 Chambers was arrested by Cheshire Police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter; no charging decision had been announced at the time of writing.
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What to read alongside this
See our profile of Tony Chambers, the evidence of Dr Brearey, and the September 2016 consultants’ letter.