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COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL ADDRESSES THE LUCY LETBY TRIAL OUTCOME WITH DIGITAL STATEMENT
In response to the verdict of the Lucy Letby trial , Dr Nigel Scawn , the Medical Director , Countess of Chester Hospital , NHS Foundation Trust , delivered a digital statement to the media .
Speaking on behalf of the Trust , Dr Scawn stated their personal deep sadness and shock at Lucy Letby ' s crimes . The hospital acknowledges and apologises for the distress caused by these actions , extending sympathy to affected families .
The case has deeply impacted patients , the community and staff , who are , In Dr Scawns words , dedicated to delivering safe , high-quality care . The hospital acknowledges the staff ' s professionalism during the trial and commits to continuous learning from the incident .
Dr Scawn said : “ I speak for the whole Trust when I say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at Lucy Letby ’ s crimes . We are extremely sorry that these crimes were committed at our hospital and our thoughts continue to be with all the families and loved ones of the babies who came to harm or died . We cannot begin to understand what they have been through .
“ Since Lucy Letby worked at our hospital , we have made significant changes to our services . I want to provide reassurance that every patient who accesses our services can have confidence in the care they will receive .”
Letby ’ s trial concluded with her spending the rest of her life in prison for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six others .
DIGITAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS SET TO TRANSFORM CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OUTCOMES
Patient learning specialists Cognitant have announced two landmark partnerships that will give patients with chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) access to bespoke digital learning content . Clinicians can now easily share validated , interactive education materials from Cognitant ’ s Healthinote CKD library to patients via SMS ( text ), embedded videos and via the NHS App .
This has been made possible following end-to-end integrations with fellow leading patient engagement and information platforms : DrDoctor and Patients Know Best .
Following the DrDoctor and Patients Know Best partnerships , it ’ s now significantly easier and faster for clinicians to share Kidney Essentials : CKD modules with patients and their families : as part of their hospital ' s regular SMS or email communication , alongside other key information shared online , and as part of their personal health record ( PKB ). The content can be accessed on a smartphone or as a print-out and has been translated into Polish , Urdu , Punjabi and Nepalese .
Owing to Patient Know Best ’ s integration with the NHS App , this information is not only available on any internet-enabled device but also for patients using the NHS App in other regions ( if their care provider chooses to switch the integration on for their patients ). CKD affects more than 1.8 million people in the UK alone . The condition and the treatment options – are complex and vary significantly between individual cases . �
To provide much-needed education resources for clinicians to share with patients , Cognitant worked with Royal Berkshire NHS Trust ( RBH ) and others to co-create customisable learning content for the CKD community . Named ‘ Kidney Essentials : CKD ’, the full education content is hosted on their Healthinote platform .
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