Former Colleague of Killer Nurse Wins High Court Claim Against NHS Trust

In a recent legal victory, a former colleague of convicted killer nurse Lucy Letby has won a High Court claim against the NHS trust where he works. The doctor, anonymized as MN, had previously worked with Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit.

After moving to another hospital, MN arranged for Letby to make several supervised visits there in late 2016 and early 2017. He had informed his trust's deputy chief medical officer about his involvement in Letby's first criminal trial and these hospital visits.

However, the trust later received a complaint alleging that MN had shared confidential patient information with Letby. The trust then informed MN that it wanted to investigate what he knew about Letby during the visits. MN argued that the trust breached his employment contract by not appointing its chief medical officer to oversee the investigation, as required.

The High Court judge ruled in MN's favor, stating that the trust had indeed violated the terms of his contract. This marks a significant victory for the doctor, who had been caught up in the fallout from Letby's horrific crimes.