Lucy Letby still paid by hospital for years after arrest for baby murders
1 year, 4 months ago

Lucy Letby still paid by hospital for years after arrest for baby murders

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby was still being paid her NHS salary years after her murderous rampage ended, The Independent can reveal. As a “band 5” in 2019-20, with more than 7 years’ experience, Lucy Letby would have been earning a base salary of £30,112 per year, according to the pay scale published by NHS Employers. The hospital, which was the scene of Letby’s shocking crimes, told The Independent: “Lucy Letby was formally charged by Cheshire Police in November 2020, and at that point her employment ended. Doctor who helped catch Lucy Letby describes seeing her stood over sick baby Based on her salary range, and with an annual NHS pension contribution of 8.8 per cent plus an average personal contribution of 5 per cent, Letby would have amassed between £31,360 and £40,944 in pension savings over her eight years of employment.

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Doctor at centre of Lucy Letby lawyer claims denies changing his mind over baby deaths
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Lucy Letby's lawyer says new evidence is grounds for her convictions to be re-examined
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Is Lucy Letby a psychopath – and would she have killed if not?
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Bosses at Countess of Chester hospital kept coroner in dark over suspicions that nurse was behind spike in baby deaths, Lucy Letby inquiry hears
1 month ago
Do they want to keep Lucy Letby locked up even after she's dead? I find it hard to see any other reason for quizzing her over more alleged killings, writes PETER HITCHENS
1 month ago
Coroner never told by hospital bosses of Lucy Letby suspicions, inquiry told
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Do these psychologists hold the key to why Lucy Letby killed the babies in her care
1 month ago
UK police question killer nurse Letby over further baby deaths
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1 month ago
Lucy Letby interviewed in prison by police over deaths of more babies
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Lucy Letby 'likely murdered and assaulted more babies before killing first known newborn in 2015', senior paediatrician tells public inquiry
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I was asked to carry out baby deaths review at hospital where Lucy Letby worked... no one mentioned suspicions a baby killer was on the loose, doctor tells inquiry
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1 month, 4 weeks ago
Lucy Letby inquiry hears specialist doctor ‘felt misled’ by bosses
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Three of Lucy Letby’s victims ‘could have deaths explained by medical problems’
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Lucy Letby was victim of a 'witch hunt' because she rejected a senior doctor's advances, inquiry into the baby-killing nurse hears
2 months ago
Baby serial killer nurse Lucy Letby offered her union rep 'tips on getting away with murder', inquiry is told
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2 months ago
Lucy Letby joked about ‘tips’ on how to get away with murder, inquiry told
2 months ago
Revealed: Lucy Letby was not on duty when many babies went downhill fastest, new audit finds
2 months, 1 week ago
Lucy Letby trial facing fresh controversy after chief prosecution expert's evidence dismissed as 'worthless' by judge in previous case
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Lucy Letby loses bid to challenge conviction over attempted murder of baby girl
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Is Lucy Letby a psychopath – and would she have killed if not?
2 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm a neonatal nurse but after Lucy Letby killed seven babies, patients don't trust me any more
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Lucy Letby innocent? I’m a miscarriage of justice investigator – and here’s what I think...
2 months, 2 weeks ago
More babies harmed and one poisoned under Lucy Letby’s care, new evidence suggests
2 months, 2 weeks ago
PETER HITCHENS: A leading Lucy Letby witness now admits a key piece of evidence is wrong. Her case MUST be re-examined
3 months ago
Is Lucy Letby innocent? I’m a miscarriage of justice investigator – and here’s what I think...
3 months, 1 week ago
Mother’s horror after finding Lucy Letby with crying baby as he bled from his mouth
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Killer nurse Lucy Letby did nothing to save dying baby she attacked, parent tells inquiry
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Bosses at serial killer Lucy Letby's hospital didn't alert police to suspicions about her sooner because they 'never expected' nurse could be responsible, inquiry hears
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Babies breathing tubes dislodged at another hospital where Letby worked, inquiry hears
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Breathing tubes became dislodged on 40% of shifts that Lucy Letby worked as a trainee nurse in Liverpool before she went on her killing spree, public inquiry hears
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Lucy Letby felt ‘scapegoated’ over baby tragedies as junior doctors nicknamed her ‘nurse death’, inquiry hears
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Lucy Letby was nicknamed 'nurse death' by junior doctors amid spike in neo-natal deaths at hospital where she worked
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Lucy Letby ‘hid in plain sight’ like GP killer Harold Shipman, inquiry hears
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Is Lucy Letby innocent? The key questions still being asked over killer nurse’s convictions and evidence
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Inquiry into Lucy Letby baby deaths case to get under way
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The UK hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering 7 babies faces investigation
4 months ago
Lucy Letby inquiry set to begin amid continued doubts over convictions and a fresh attempt at appeal
4 months ago
Family of baby murdered by Lucy Letby blast calls for her to be freed from jail as 'sick' - as killer nurse's parents express 'heartfelt thanks' for those supporting their evil daughter
4 months ago
Child killer Lucy Letby ‘plans to launch fresh appeal with new legal team’
4 months ago
Lucy Letby was told to write letter in which she admitted 'I am evil' by counsellors before it was used as evidence of her guilt, reports claim
4 months ago
Lucy Letby: ‘Highly probable’ serial killer is innocent, Tory MP David Davis says
4 months ago
Fresh agony for victims of killer nurse Lucy Letby as Netflix plans documentary featuring experts who doubt her conviction
4 months, 1 week ago
Review reveals how arrest of Lucy Letby exposed nursing regulator loophole
4 months, 1 week ago
PETER HITCHENS: I struggle to see how Lucy Letby could possibly have had a fair trial
4 months, 2 weeks ago
NADINE DORRIES: In the Lucy Letby case, the questions just keep on coming...
4 months, 3 weeks ago
We made mistakes over Lucy Letby evidence, admits CPS
4 months, 3 weeks ago
David Davis wants to visit Lucy Letby in jail as part of a probe into whether serial baby killer was the victim of a miscarriage of justice
5 months, 1 week ago
Why the Lucy Letby conspiracy theorists are wrong: The New Yorker article that stoked toxic theories contains errors and cherry-picks evidence, writes LIZ HULL - who watched every hour of her trial
6 months ago
Britain’s most prolific child killer Lucy Letby remains remorseless
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Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby sentenced for attempted murder of baby girl
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