@khusbu.rai25: According to reports, In 2015-16, the Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unit was caring for more premature babies, with more acute medical needs, than in previous periods, and was also struggling with staff shortages. *Months before the deaths, the neonatal unit’s nurse manager recorded on the hospital’s internal risk register that the unit was “understaffed and underskilled. * Staff repeatedly raised concerns about unsafe staffing levels, particularly a shortage of senior doctors and consultant cover. * One consultant warned hospital leadership that staff were “chronically overworked” and emotionally exhausted, writing that patient safety and staff wellbeing were at risk if nothing changed. * A later review by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) found the unit lacked adequate consultant presence for the complexity of the babies it was treating and recommended more senior medical cover. . #lucyletby #uktiktok #uknews #crime

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