Shows
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyPeer-reviewing Ravi Jayaram2025-04-1440 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyUnmasking Dewi EvansEvidence base for Neonatal care guidelines:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/113E6UUcOLhOj63DAUvmN1-0LJNHpI308Y5Ht6-sn0oI/edit?usp=sharing
https://medmal1.com/results/casefile/death-of-baby-following-mismanagement-of-neonatal-hypoglycemia
2025-04-111h 25The Other Side of Lucy LetbyCountdown to Consequence?My understanding of the current state of play in the Lucy Letby debacle and some more medical insight.
2025-04-0743 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyYet more lunatics speak out.An update on the Lucy Letby fiasco.
2025-04-0443 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyDr Jayram's Amazing Pink RashMathematical and Theoretical proof of the fantasy of the pink-flitting rash.
https://docs.proton.me/doc?mode=open&volumeId=nQGA2CWSuKl6zOCuObFrpj6OeqaqusHoARmBS4bl5n2lrVzNZDYAqOOdHe9vH8dqcz0u5l_pBrbmwCurC2ZWCQ%3D%3D&linkId=Nl4Jxie7RBhjNQwRE93pAwBMAOWlIyVKd3PUDseAEtXj7pkoB9Y999nUfz7SWqpGb1GtiHUrr3EYJD2v1WXvqA%3D%3D
Recent court decision on the use of "recall" in legal proceedings. https://www.mishcon.com/news/court-embraces-science-of-memory-to-assess-conflicting-evidence-of-equally-honest-witnesses
2025-03-2956 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Disinformation HyperdriveCourtroom Scene 2
Citations and documentation about this episode
https://drive.proton.me/urls/YEVYNAYGWW#UYfWCmSjeeWg
2025-03-241h 15The Other Side of Lucy LetbyRolling ThunderThis is a quick look at a typical scenario in a neonatal unit and a down-and-dirty analysis of the expected mortality in this unit, looking at only some of the findings of the RCPCH report.
2025-03-1731 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Turning of A Friendly Cardhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRudI8fwNi0
https://www.youtube.com/@StuartGilham
2025-03-1531 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyTe futueo et caballum tuum2025-03-0838 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThis is the Winter of our DiscontentFinal analysis of the international panel review.
Recommended YouTube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@StuartGilham
https://www.youtube.com/@JabesAllowed
https://www.youtube.com/@hopeisthething1965
https://www.youtube.com/@cperkins4114
2025-02-2334 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyGame Over Part 2Continuing analysis of the International Panel of Experts
2025-02-1452 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyChristopher Snowden and his Dismal Science2025-02-091h 05The Other Side of Lucy LetbyGame Over Part 1A basic analysis of the International Panel Review into the true causes of death of some the babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015-2016
2025-02-0750 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyHoled Beneath The WaterlineAcademia strikes back. The 4/2/2025 Shoo Lee press conference that will change everything.
2025-02-051h 28The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThere is no God, but Ironyhttps://unherd.com/2025/02/why-the-letby-case-isnt-closed/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/02/lucy-letby-thirlwall-inquiry-countess-chester-hospital/
https://archive.ph/OjC0y
2025-02-0354 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Hail Mary PassReaching the end of my analysis of the flaws in the Letby appeal.
2025-02-0152 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyMera coniecturaContinuing my analysis of the Court of Appeal ruling in the Case of Lucy Letby.
2025-01-281h 01The Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Hole in the Ground with a Liar on topContinued review of the Lucy Letby Appeal and analysis of the absence of any acceptable medical or scientific practice standard from the expert witnesses.
2025-01-241h 02The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Boulder of SisyphusContinuing the review of the Court of Appeal Ruling against Lucy Letby.
2025-01-191h 07The Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Tad DeludedContinuation of analysis of the Court of Appeal ruling against Lucy Letby.
2025-01-1558 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyCaesar's WifeContinuing look at the Lucy Letby Appeal.
2025-01-1150 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Crazy Thing to doContinuing to look at the Court of Appeal ruling against Lucy Letby.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87873j449vo
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fsjuT8VlvD-6ZsftxDxvdCfQ3qlnIwUu82bNTNqTsdo/edit?usp=sharing
2025-01-1049 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyIt grows taller with the tellingA continuing look at the Court of Appeal Ruling against Lucy Letby. How can so many scientific falsehoods go unnoticed?
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mVgVTNmZSCRb4-Wz4VhM3vH4HYUbRySSWRpcuXuOYwE/edit?usp=sharing
2025-01-0855 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyStraw BricksContinued look at the COA judgement.
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf
Paediatric and perinatal postmortem imaging: the need
for a subspecialty approach.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Owen-Arthurs
American Journal of Perinatology Vascular air embolism in neonates: a literature review
2025-01-0441 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyDark FireA review of the Court of Appeal through the eyes of a scientist.
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf
2024-12-3155 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyLeave Elegance to the TailorShow Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r2HoSFEDhKjyPERLuJJLP3a1BngMUDy1rEpW52xjk-Q/edit?usp=sharing
Rex V Letby Court of Appeal: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf
2024-12-2756 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyHomo homini lupus est.Dewi Evan's interview with Raj Persaud, in retrospect.
https://rajpersaud.libsyn.com/lucy-letby-the-untold-story-from-the-key-prosecution-expert-witness-dr-dewie-evans-talks-to-dr-raj-persaud
2024-12-211h 19The Other Side of Lucy LetbyUnprecedentedThoughts on Mark McDonald, Lucy Letby's new defence barrister, in a recent press conference.
Link to conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy6HIjJA0TA
2024-12-1742 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Road to Hell Part 4: Jamais vuTattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-11/#agreed-facts-child-o-amp-p
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hRM4SPkB9ApoU_mlqWA27M3IL4ppBt1suNbJ_Xltyfo/edit?usp=sharing
2024-12-1459 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Road to Hell Part 3: Under PressureThe final part of an analysis and theory of the death of Baby O
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-11/#prosecution-opening-statement-child-o
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y7mWFpcVMh1wxir5oj4aCD93snpDulgDwbev8heCnvc/edit?usp=sharing
2024-12-091h 17The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Road to Hell Part 2: Tipping PointThe Road to Hell Part 2: Death of Baby O
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-11/#agreed-facts-child-o-amp-p
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pySZHl9lqOtnua88jCpeEox_GtmpyrFCJQ0yz010BBk/edit?usp=sharing
2024-12-061h 06The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Road To HellBaby O and Baby P. Out of place and out of time.
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-11/#child-o-amp-p-triplets
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IcTHGuqQdQK1qlCDLS4SBRLOENkduxpqt8K2Fxd8FNc/edit?usp=sharing
2024-12-0256 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Cavalry Arrives.Final Thoughts on Baby N
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KUIB6TeimjSjuInwIVZudJgwHgryn5RRV5bBnYmQti8/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-281h 07The Other Side of Lucy LetbyMaking A MurdererOpening thoughts on Baby N
Shoe notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12lUc8ZMnK2TUcriE8AFQrf9lEimVptP7fP1EBv1ZPOA/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-2643 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Truth? The Whole Truth or Nothing like the Truth?Final thoughts on baby's F and L. What about the potassium?
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbc1FscQ-6fTfzijWzMOx06ajXlrvIvRHhtyf2YT2Cg/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-2258 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Mirror And The LightWhy were there ever indictments for Babies F and L?
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WzB0vdthD-Nm6Ibgz_tpl3oQ43JobenP8BpG6zAf8oE/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-1757 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyGod Bless AmericaA few random thoughts on the trial of Lucy Letby, open justice, freedom of information and censorship.
2024-11-1434 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Carefully Crafted IndictmentShow notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vhPDBPBbYwU4VekCs1HKGd0T7ZVKh1-qp42DqmO8bKU/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-121h 01The Other Side of Lucy LetbyEnough Insulin to Kill a HorseAnalysis of the clinical baloney of the case of Baby L
Tattle life Link: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-10/#prosecution-opening-statement-child-l
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILJApDGuJhL2lD8E1r7FyZR1rVt6zkj-SmIqlgTja9I/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-0843 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyUnmasking Lucy Letby?Episode 35 is a quick review of the recent book Unmasking Lucy Letby, with a little science thrown in, which is more than can be said for the book.
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vdALlJDrm5Bkd8P1WRSDSUDM6ia4xQzbrkBjgljY38I/edit?usp=sharing
2024-11-041h 03The Other Side of Lucy LetbyPull the Other oneDr Jayaram's inconsistent story about Baby K, for me is not credible. Letby was retried for the attempted murder, perhaps to save Jayaram's blushes. His public claim that the only reason that preterm babies dislodge ET tubes is not true.
https://feed.podbean.com/1962strat/feed.xml
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N92i69K4HSdzqi2KwE5s5PN5Wmc7C-5rDwgV--tUPU8/edit?tab=t.0
2024-10-311h 09The Other Side of Lucy LetbyBaby J: Smothering the TruthIn a long episode we analyse the basic medical science that can easily explain the collapse of Baby J.
Tattle Life Link: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-9/#child-j
Show notes link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/116CV35WDmiXb4f1zNDIChiLNB0FMockTY01ZJosAQuM/edit?usp=sharing
2024-10-271h 25The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Collusion of AnonymityA lack of coordinated care is all too common in medical practice and is evident in this case. There are perfectly acceptable medical reasons for the collapses and death of Baby I, that are far removed from the fantastical and baseless conclusion of the cheif witness in this trial.
Link to Tattle life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-8/#child-i
Link to show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HT1AqoMvVBDxoWekK_Q5Hs2F94b_nwrQ3P7fp4960AU/edit?usp=sharing
2024-10-2044 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyAn exercise in intellectual deceit.An introduction to the circumstance of the death of Baby I, where so called expert witnesses boil almost three months of progressive deterioration of a critically ill preterm neonate, into four single events. They do so in defiance of our knowledge of the cumulative effects of disease and its relationship to mortality and the extremely high mortality of neonates born after premature rupture of membranes at or before 21 weeks gestation.
https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-8/#child-i
Very premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) at 21 weeks gestation has significant effects on neonatal mortality and morbidity.
...2024-10-1647 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyLies, Damn Lies and Expert witnesses.In episode 30, we take a brief look at the chaotic care of Baby H. The NNU, with 13 babies and only four nurses, is a clear example of systemic failures. Every identified failing in the RCPCH report is in play, yet the blame is malignantly shifted to Letby. The behaviour towards patients in this example is shockingl. The standard of practice is abysmal, and the integrity of the prosecution is non-existent.
https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-8/#mother
2024-10-1332 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyWe must have missed that bit.In the final part of the analysis of Baby the expert witnesses conveniently miss other episodes of "projectile" vomiting, not caused by injecting air ( or something else) into the stomach.
Tattle Life WiKI: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-7/
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X98yb_nMiRE0FyBVSnWMXOAi0U3VIRCObFj9Q0wj2F4/edit?usp=sharing
2024-10-121h 17The Other Side of Lucy LetbyInfantile MathematicsThe addition and removal of insulin from preterm neonates is still largely a mystery and varies significantly from one baby to the next. Some institutions use experimental mathematical models to estimate insulin requirements. The calculations needed are hugely complex and subject to error and assumption. But not for the experts in the Letby trial.
One immunoassay for insulin and C-peptide is insufficient to prove exogenous insulin poisoning. Here are the key reasons:
1. Traditional immunoassays can have cross-reactivity with non-target compounds and may not be able to differentiate between endogenous insulin and recombinant pharmaceutical analogues[1][2][4].
2024-10-0943 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyNo smoke, no fireIn Episode 27, we move on with the case of Baby F and argue that the single immunoassay test used to construct the story that Baby F was poisoned should have been inadmissible as evidence and grounds for appeal. In the absence of a defence witness, the lawyer's ignorance of the nuances of medicine devastated Letby.
RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/1962strat/feed.xml
Tattle Life link: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-6/
Link to show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HgBpAGPgiqD5FjVxAgmMVexY1dTJTJOLsGDeT4n1K9s/edit?usp=sharing
2024-10-0538 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyMickey Mouse MedicineThis episode examines the complexities of maintaining adequate glucose levels in preterm neonates. The expert witnesses in the Lucy Letby trial reduced these real-world challenges to primary school simplicity and offered only one outlandishly improbable possibility. This will contrast with the next episode, where we explain the flaws in the expert evidence in the case of Baby F.
Reference to the article discussed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753077/pdf/nihms755707.pdf
2024-10-0335 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyA Work of Fiction.Not only was the evidence against Lucy Letby in the Baby F case circumstantial, but the circumstances were a menu of assumptions. How on earth is this just?
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a90Z6DiIYQGxrpwka1jkDBYi9UCgUWNyPE0ockfhXqI/edit?usp=sharing
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-6/
2024-10-0150 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyPotentiallyThe ultimate stable baby at the CoCH. Thirty weeks gestation, actively bleeding from the gut, has lost at least 25% of total blood volume, is on 100 oxygen and is still "a stable baby".
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-5/
Show notes.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MeX2ipz0PRKCGQC1mLb3kmg6DkKSNbadwK36tpagTKs/edit?usp=sharing
2024-09-261h 14The Other Side of Lucy LetbyExperts who aren't expert.In this episode, we continue with the expert witnesses in Baby E's case. Without post-mortem findings, it's open season for the imagination, bizarre claims abound, and the defence remains in the trenches.
Tattle Life Wiki: https://tattle.life/wiki/lucy-letby-case-5/
Link to detailed show notes
https://docs.proton.me/u/0/doc?mode=open&volumeId=nQGA2CWSuKl6zOCuObFrpj6OeqaqusHoARmBS4bl5n2lrVzNZDYAqOOdHe9vH8dqcz0u5l_pBrbmwCurC2ZWCQ%3D%3D&parentLinkId=ihkEGwDzluWqaim1zWuhrKyUrikwAw4Npj5jEI-5yDDhRa_jUq-0KhMgwMfL1MNQGLjLHF01lZcZU4f3edULBg%3D%3D&linkId=C3Odrqhs9belrlvrQxrr40tjb9v_Yny2CPBLdFDEqYVrP-Ob1p_u265...2024-09-2154 minThe Other Side of Lucy LetbyNo autopsy, no proofWithout an autopsy every opinion of the expert witnesses is mere speculation, some of it quite extraordinary and inappropriate for professional people.
2024-09-2024 minThe Other Side of Lucy Letby"She was doing exceptionally well and was clinically very satisfactory.”Final thoughts on Baby D. May she rest in peace.
Link to short essay
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/neonatal-interuterine-pneumoni-dZsUdXwnQu2IkXX3HjtX7A
Papers By Professor Arthurs: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Arthurs%20OJ%5BAuthor%5D
2024-09-161h 15
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyNot 100% BrilliiantThe Death of Baby D
or details and citations refer to
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lql0NRpwxHhksnw0HmQAew1SbCGQMuheL_fBlDQ0nUk/edit?usp=sharing2024-09-1342 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyAll Good SignsA personal description of the fate of Baby D who arguably developed pneumonia while still in utero. A baby with findings of acadaemia while in ICU,a circumstance often lethal to newborns and which occurred long before Letby's involvement.
A blood pH between 7.194 and 7.173 in a 2-day-old term neonate with pneumonia is concerning and potentially dangerous, as it indicates significant metabolic acidosis.
1. Normal blood pH range: The normal arterial blood pH range for neonates is 7.35-7.45[1]. A pH below 7.35 is considered acidosis.
2. Severity of acidosis: The pH values of 7.194 and 7.173 are well below the normal range, indicating moderate to severe...2024-09-1029 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyApples falling upFinal thoughts on the explainable natural cause of death for Baby C
https://academic.oup.com/bjr/article/96/1147/20211078/7469184
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10746609/
https://insightsimaging.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13244-021-01042-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-018-0075-z2024-09-0933 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe ever changing Big PictureErratum Professor "Owens" is actually Professor Arthurs.
Reimagining the Letby Defence Baby C part. 3
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/113.1.155?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/22429/1/Final%20copy_%20whitrose.pdf2024-09-0553 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyReimagining the DefenceBaby C Part 2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937445/pdf/JIR2018-6963754.pdf
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The Other Side of Lucy LetbyCircumstances made to measureIn episode 15 part 1 we examine the case of Baby C.
References used:
https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/fulltext/2015/06000/outcomes_for_extremely_premature_infants.25.aspx
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10670916/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.15225
https://www.theijcp.org/index.php/ijcp/article/view/352/299
Abstract
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) administered as a mixture of oxygen and compressed air via nasal prongs has dramatically improved survival rates and lessened the frequency of barotrauma and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the premature infant with respiratory distress syndrome. Associated with the increased use of nasal CPAP has been the...2024-08-2741 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyApples, Oranges and GobbledygookA brief look at the Lee and Tanswell Paper used to convict Lucy Letby:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1592039/pdf/archdisch00901-0075.pdf
And references to material used in this podcast:
file:///Users/michaelsmacbookair/Downloads/kogutt-2012-systemic-air-embolism-secondary-to-respiratory-therapy-in-the-neonate-six-cases-including-one-survivor.pdf
https://www.ajronline.org/doi/epdf/10.2214/ajr.131.3.425
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/98984/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1106225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524111/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1094855/full
https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/6/1536
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16161157/
https://www.sciencedirect...2024-08-2635 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyShadow of a DoubtIn episode 13 we look at the podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7iWU_0FDXg&t=198s&pp=ygUaTHVjeSBMZXRieSBkb3VibGUgamVwb3JkeSA%3D
Here are some citations used in the episode:
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59566-3
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266827/
[3] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/
unexplaineddeathsininfancyenglandandwales/2021
[4] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2822%2900043-2/fulltext
[5] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/unexplaineddeathsininfancyenglandandwales/2018
[6] https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/perinatal-post-mortem-investigation-of-fetal-and-neonatal-deaths-england-scotland-and-wales/
[7] https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S3-S11
[8] https://www.ncbi...2024-08-2240 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyQuackeryIn episode 12, we finish Babies A and B and look at Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly Apparent Life-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883377/
https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2018/05/oversiktsartikkel/outcomes-following-neonatal-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665124/
https://www.indianpediatrics.net/dec2018/1089.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030095721500252X
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1719711/pdf/v089p01043.pdf
https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/resumenI.cgi?IDARTICULO=101279
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih...2024-08-1845 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyMisinformationWe look at a YouTube podcast claiming that concerns about the conviction of Lucy Letby are misinformation.
Some papers referenced in episode 11:
https://starship.org.nz/guidelines/insulin-neutral-for-the-newborn-intensive-care/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025556416301183
https://www.rxlist.com/dextrose/generic-drug.htm
https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/110/4/249/2843731?login=false
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009912015002787
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9996747/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347615003583
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3775554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537105/
https://folk.ntnu.no/skoge...2024-08-1537 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyFarce heaped on farceIn this episode, we finish off the evidence for Baby A2024-08-1330 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyNot stable, extremely stableAn analysis of the expert witness, Dr Sandie Bohin, for Baby A.
https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(15)00252-X/abstract
https://www.indianpediatrics.net/dec2018/1089.pdf2024-08-0724 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyRuling in and Ruling OutWe finish the evidence given by Dewi Evans in the case of Baby A2024-08-0227 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyNo New ResearchIn Episode 7 we continue with the evidence of the chief witness Dewi Evans in the2024-08-0125 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbySounds Like My Kind of CaseIn Episode 6, we analyse the evidence given by the Chief witness, Dewi Evans.2024-08-0127 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyMortui docent vivos audientesIn this episode we examine the value of evidence given by Professor Owen Arthurs in the case of Baby A2024-07-3026 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyBaby A Part 3 Red, Blue, Purple and White.A stripped-down analysis of Dr Jayaram's statement about Baby A compared to Dr Harkness' and the Lee and Tanswell Paper2024-07-2830 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyBaby A Part 2. Casting a spellIn this episode we consider the public record of the confusing evidence given against Lucy Letby in the trial of Baby A by a junior doctor. We see a continuation of the mystification of Letby by the use of yet more undocumented and anecdotal clinical evidence.2024-07-2529 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyBaby A Part 1 The dangerous transitionThis episode describes the medical condition of Baby A's mother and the condition of her babies at birth2024-07-2030 min
The Other Side of Lucy LetbyThe Golden ThreadA brief introduction to the podcast series. The podcast will examine the scientific validity of claims made by the prosecution and expert witness at the trial of Lucy Letby2024-07-2037 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby20. Magic EyeHospital management finally learns of the extent of the increased mortality over the previous year or so, thouigh why they did not know earlier is a mystery. Immediately they decide to no longer admit babies below 32 weeks gestation and to invite the RCPCH to conduct a service review. The consultants also demand that Lucy is taken off the ward on the basis of no evidence whatsoever.2024-06-3053 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby19. ToytownJune 2016 proves to be a particularly frenetic month at The Circus of Chester. There is no essential medicine for a baby with haemophilia. 33 week triplets are admitted but do not receive the care promised the mother. Two of them die and the third is transferred to Liverpool Women's Hospital. The mother later says the two hospitals were "as different as night and day".2024-06-2350 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby18. Occam's Razor again and again. And again. And again.Michael and Peter continue to discuss Rachel Aviv's article in The New Yorker. They note how time and time again Countess consultants dismissed obvious explanations for deaths and honed in on Lucy. But, docs, if you thought Lucy had killed babies as you say you did from the getgo, why didn’t you order forensic autopsies? Were you worried they might find you culpable rather than a nurse?2024-06-1652 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby17. Beyond bafflingBabies A, C and D die in June 2015 and hospital consultants immediately identify an association with Lucy Letby. They did not associate the deaths with the acute pneumonia, phospholipid syndrome, emergency caesarian, low birthweights, lack of antibiotics, lack of fluids, delay in transfer to neonatal unit, crossed pulmonary arteries, multiple birth issues, effect of anaesthetic, high blood pressure, problems with two long lines, dangerous placenta condition, and sepsis. The pathologist did. Why didn't you, docs?2024-06-0950 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby15. New York, New York!The New Yorker publishes a 13 thousand word article about the holes in the Lucy Letby case. In episode 15, Michael and Peter discuss various aspects of the article, such as it having been 'geoblocked' in the UK, and whether the UK's contempt laws in relation to reporting restrictions that are designed to prevent upcoming trials being prejudiced are fit for purpose. Aviv's article touches on the infamous roster data table shown to jurors, which your co-hosts discuss in detail.2024-06-0757 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby16. Victorian plumbing, Victorian medical careThere is much in Rachel Aviv's New Yorker article to digest. In this episode Peter and Michael continue to discuss the piece, specifically what Aviv writes in relation to the 1970s origins of the neonatal unit at The Countess, its poor plumbing, and the cramped conditions that increased likelihood of infection spreading. They also discuss the many many medical issues faced by Baby A and wonder why jurors decided they didn't explain his death.2024-06-0255 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby15. New York, New York!The New Yorker publishes a 13 thousand word article about the holes in the Lucy Letby case. In episode 15, Michael and Peter discuss various aspects of the article, such as it having been 'geoblocked' in the UK, and whether the UK's contempt laws in relation to reporting restrictions that are designed to prevent upcoming trials being prejudiced are fit for purpose. Aviv's article touches on the infamous roster data table shown to jurors, which your co-hosts discuss in detail.2024-05-2657 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy LetbySpecial episode. A Sad DayMichael and Peter reflect on the Court of Appeal's decision to refuse Lucy Letby's leave to appeal application and what the future might hold. While Lucy now faces an arduous process back to the Court of Appeal via the Criminal Cases Review Commission, there is the possibility that, once reporting restrictions are lifted in the next month or so, the public will start to learn about the confluence of appalling events over a number of years that led to her being sentenced to 14 whole life terms.2024-05-2547 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby14. InfightingIn this episode, Michael and Peter pick up the timeline of key events in June 2016 with the deaths of the two triplets, Babies O and P. Lucy is put on admin duty and submits a grievance against the consultants. The RCPCH and Jane Hawdon are brought in. Lucy wins her grienace and the consultants are threatened with a GMC referral. They fight back, and the police are called in to investigate the high mortality.2024-05-1942 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby13. ChaosPeter and Michael go through a timeline of key events from June 2015 to May 2016. Why did lead paediatric consultant Stephen Brearey hone in on Lucy so early on? What was his October email about and who was it to? Then came the damning 'chaos' email from consultant Alison Timmis to hospital management.2024-05-1248 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby12. Expected or unexpected? Which is it, docs?In this episode, Michael and Peter complete their discussion of the RCPCH service review. They focus on a stark contradiction, namely that because deaths were expected, consultants did not report them to the Child Death Overview Panel , and yet their line later was that the deaths were unexpected.2024-05-0544 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby11. Reluctance among doctors at The Countess to seek adviceMichael and Peter discuss RCPCH review findings that not only was there insufficient senior medical cover at The Countess but there was also reluctance to seek advice, whether among junior doctors or consultants. Was this because proceedures were weak or they weren't being followed? Michael cites an example from his own experience.2024-04-2841 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby10. Why oh why didn't consultants use Child Death Overview Panel?The RCPCH service review determines that staffing numbers and competencies at The Countess were inappropriate for the acuity of the babies being cared for. In this episode, Michael and Peter discuss this issue and possible reasons for the increased acuity in 2015 and 2016. However, the discussion soon turns to the bigger question of why the consultants did not use the Child Death Overview Panel to report deaths as early as June 2015, and their concerns about them, as they should have done.2024-04-2124 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby9. Non compliance everywhere (but let's blame a nurse)The RCPCH reviewers consider whether The Countess' neonatal unit is compliant with current professional standards. The answer is a resounding 'no'. Is it really any wonder there was an increase in mortality and collapses? Non-compliance plus lower birthweights plus higher activity plus sewage equals....?2024-04-1131 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby8. Which came first? Mottling or resuscitation?According to the prosecution medical witnesses at trial, it was Letby injecting babies with air which caused the skin mottling and collapses, leading to resucutation being required. And yet six years earlier the consultants told the RCPCH service review team that the mottling appeared "after a few minutes of resucitation". Is this a smoking gun?2024-04-1131 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby8. Which Came First? The Babies' Skin Mottling Or Resucitation?According to the prosecution medical witnesses at trial, it was Letby injecting babies with air which caused the skin mottling and collapses, leading to resucutation being required. And yet six years earlier the consultants told the RCPCH service review team that the mottling appeared "after a few minutes of resucitation". Is this a smoking gun?2024-04-0631 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby7. Marking One's Own HomeworkNeonatal lead Stephen Brearey has suspected Lucy Letby for over a year when, in July 2016, he conducts further in-depth analysis into activity and acuity on the unit since June 2015. Brearey concludes that there was higher higher activity and lower admission birthweight than average during the period corresponding to the increase in mortality but does not consider it to be significant enough to explain the increase. Isn't that what he would say?2024-04-0552 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby6. The Countess Consultants Are Told There Is No Link With LucyPaediatric consultants at The Countess have suspected Lucy Letby for nearly eight months so a broader meeting of senior doctors is convened to review 10 deaths since June 2015. A review of the nursing observations, staffing and junior doctor rotas for the 12 hours before the deaths is conducted and no link between the deaths and Lucy Letby is identified. However, a number of recommendations, such as new UVC guidance, are made.2024-03-2429 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby5. The College of Paediatricians Finds No Evidence of Intentional HarmThe Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) has been “invited to review the investigations of each death and the wider service, including network support and advice, protocols and transfer arrangements, to provide a view on whether there were any contributory factors in the deaths or missed opportunities to take action that could have prevented or mitigated them”. The report identifies failings on the unit and makes 22 recommendations that it said should be implemented before a reinstatement of the unit as an LNU should be considered.2024-03-2437 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby4. The Many Failings On The Countess' Neonatal UnitFollowing the deaths of two triplets in June 2016, The Countess invites The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to conduct a service review of its neonatal unit “following re-designation from level 2 Local Neonatal Unit (LNU) to level 1 Special Care Unit (SCU) in July 2016 due to concerns about increasing neonatal mortality”, a downgrade that means the unit no longer admits higher risk babies under 31 weeks gestational age. The review is published in February 2017 and presents a catalogue of failings on the unit. In this episode Michael and Peter begin to discuss the RCPCH report.2024-03-1932 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby3. The Not-So-Chilling Code In Lucy's DiariesLucy Letby’s diaries are found during a police search of her addresses. They purport to contain a chilling code used by Letby to denote the days on which she attacked babies. However, it turns out that the letters that the police thought were “LO” are in fact “LD” which is a common acronym used by nurses that stands for “Long Day”. Post-it notes were also found on which Letby had scribbled “I am evil” and “I killed them on purpose”. Was Letby confessing to crimes or did her notes have another explanation?2024-03-1949 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby2. Was Lucy Really On Duty At Every Event?A table of roster data is presented to jurors that shows Lucy Letby was present at all 25 events. These 25 events comprised the seven alleged murders, the fifteen alleged attempted murders, and three non-fatal collapses with which Lucy Letby was not charged. However, why weren’t the other ten deaths included in the table? And there were probably many more non-fatal collapses than the eighteen in the table. Why weren’t they included?2024-03-1945 min
We Need To Talk About Lucy Letby1. Background To The CaseThere is a significant rise in the number of deaths on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in the summer of 2015. Between June 2015 and June 2016 there were 17 deaths compared which a normal rate of around 3 deaths per year. In November 2020 nurse Lucy Letby is charged with murder in relation to seven of them, despite there being more feasible explanations for the deaths such as the frequent sewage problems, the reported ‘chaos’ on the ward and suspected medical negligence. And what about the other ten deaths?2024-03-1945 min
MumbrellacastIs there room for another streamer? Plus Cummins & Partners' Michael McConvilleOn this week's Mumbrellacast, Andrew Banks joins host Calum Jaspan to discuss a potential new streamer in a much-touted match-up between Seven and NBC Universal. Meanwhile, ratings were down for the NRL Grand Final, and ad agencies turn their hands to art in this year's Rigg Design Prize. Also, an interview with Cummins & Partners new CEO Michael McConville, as he looks to put his stamp on the agency.2022-10-0648 minMumbrellacastIs there room for another streamer? Plus Cummins & Partners' Michael McConvilleOn this week's Mumbrellacast, Andrew Banks joins host Calum Jaspan to discuss a potential new streamer in a much-touted match-up between Seven and NBC Universal. Meanwhile, ratings were down for the NRL Grand Final, and ad agencies turn their hands to art in this year's Rigg Design Prize. Also, an interview with Cummins & Partners new CEO Michael McConville, as he looks to put his stamp on the agency.2022-10-0648 min
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