The Health Secretary has apologised for the failures set out in the inquiry triggered by Lucy Letby’s crimes.
Speaking in the Commons, Yvette Cooper said she was “profoundly sorry” for the outcome of the report, which set out that three of the murdered babies could have been saved.
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Addressing MPs, Ms Cooper said: “The safety and the safeguarding and well-being of babies must never again be treated as a side issue. And as I reflect on some of the safety reports we have seen in recent years on maternity services.
“Let me also be clear, maternity and neonatal services cannot operate on the margins. They must be at the forefront, a central priority in what our NHS must do at the vital and precious start of a family’s life. I want to thank the families for the extraordinary courage and dignity they have shown. I also thank Lady Justice Thirlwall and all of her team for their rigorous work.
“This must be a turning point for the NHS when concerns are raised, especially about safety and safety safeguarding. They must be heard and acted upon and it is time to put maternity and neonatal care and safety at the top of the NHS agenda where it belongs.”
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