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Former chief executive of Letby hospital denies he discouraged police inquiry

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Former chief executive of Letby hospital denies he discouraged police inquiry

Former chief executive of Letby hospital denies he discouraged police inquiry

Tony Chambers accepts that chances to stop nurse were missed but declines to identify any personal failures

The former chief executive of the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies has apologised to the victims’ families but denied discouraging police from launching an investigation.

Tony Chambers told the Thirlwall inquiry he “wholeheartedly accepted” that the Countess of Chester hospital’s “systems failed” and that there were missed opportunities to stop the nurse sooner.

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