The former chief executive of the Countess of Cheshire Hospital has described as “outrageous” a suggestion that he sought to ruin the careers of the consultants who tried to raise concerns about the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.

Tony Chambers, the CEO of the Countess of Chester Hospital, met with the now convicted baby killer and her parents - and said her dad had made threats to staff

Tony Chambers led the NHS trust where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby fatally attacked babies and apologised to the families | ITV News Granada

Ms Kelly tells the inquiry she didn't alert police sooner as there was "no actual evidence as in nobody had seen her do anything" and that she hadn't regarded the rise in baby deaths as a safeguarding issue.

John Letby was said to have 'exerted pressure' via phone calls to members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Lucy Letby’s father called for the “instant dismissal” of consultants who raised concerns she was deliberately harming babies, a public inquiry has heard. John Letby was also said to have “exerted pressure” via phone calls to members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Tony Chambers led the NHS trust where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who fatally attacked babies between June 2015 and June 2016, worked. He has apologised to the families of her victims at an inquiry into events at the hospital.

A hospital executive has told the public inquiry into the crimes of serial killer nurse Lucy Letby that she 'didn’t get everything right', but had 'the best intentions'.

John Letby was also said to have ‘exerted pressure’ via phone calls to members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital, a public inquiry heard.

Lucy Letby's father threatened a hospital boss while the trust was examining claims that the neonatal nurse was attacking babies in her care, an inquiry has heard.