Context
Eirian Powell was Ward Manager on the neonatal unit through the cluster period. Her Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses day-to-day management, Letby’s appraisals during 2015–16, and her own view of the consultants’ concerns at the time.
Key passages
Eirian Powell
At the time I regarded the concerns being expressed by the consultants as, in part, a product of the long-standing tension between medical and nursing staff on the unit. I no longer hold that view.
Counsel to the Inquiry
Throughout 2015 and 2016, you wrote glowing appraisals of Ms Letby. Is that correct?
Eirian Powell
Yes. At the time I believed those appraisals were a fair reflection of her performance as I observed it.
What to read alongside this
See our profile of Eirian Powell and Dr Brearey’s account of the same period.