@BBCr4today@bbcnickrobinson I'm afraid General petraeus is extremely optimistic if he thinks Saudi Arabia is going to get anywhere near an "iron-clad guarantee of a two-state solution in the middle East from Trump etc al https://t.co/gRBI1v1nz0
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 I agree he has a somewhat arrogant demeanour, but that doesn't mean he's wrong. Another pathologist agreed with him independently. ( Or should I say "a pathologist?")
And this case does not rely on pathological data alone of course
Twitter prevents me from replying to the video clips comment. The explanation given in the film is that they were twins. Not sure if that is sufficient though, it would be good to ask them. https://t.co/3T7PpTHonP
@LucyLetbyTrials@SusiHarris@TomEvans80 Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing now surprises me about the sheer incompetence of those 'keystone cops' based in Cheshire. Even Clouseau would be appalled at the level of their stupidity.
Not everything relied on door swipe data. There were observations recorded and signed by nurses, narratives in medical records, witness statements, etc
@SusiHarris@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials I don't see how the data could be used both ways round to prove the same outcome. It should be a huge flag the story's being reverse engineered to fit the suspect.
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 No. I watched that police documentary last night, https://t.co/3T7PpTHonP v clear abt lengths to avoid preconceptions or "build the case".
Evans also says avoided looking at staffing when deciding whether or not deaths were suspicious/unexpected: used clinical grounds only
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 A monumental spike, appeared suddenly and disappeared immediately when LL no longer there?
"Raw sewage" =emotive term for grey water - no turds were floating around in sinks!
Agree on overstretch - managemnt refusd bid for 9th consultant, ended up having to downgrade the unit
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 My understanding is that the door swipe data was only relevant in a couple of cases and that in the case of baby k, the correct data was used in the second trial
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 All but one (I think I'm I'm right in saying) showed NO signs of infection at postmortem. Infection is tested for routinely at postmortem. You see increases in white cells, swelling inflammation and other markers, plus no clinical signs of infection in the hours before death
@BrownPhil68123@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 The other 10 deaths were EXPECTED deaths. The babies had been deteriorating in the days before. I believe one or two had congenital abnormalities which made death inevitable
@RichardHor54460@PatChanse1@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 incubators: to keep them WARM, prem babies hv minimal insulating fat layer.
Many were OFF oxygen in the days before, having cuddles with parents, predicting to go home the following day.
Lines: underdeveloped GI tracts need fluids + nutrition, also useful for blood tests
can't seem to reply to you directly @RichardHor54460 you are right, only prosecution has been read out so far, but defence coming soon I gather. LL was a highly qualified nurse sufficiently skilled to monitor the well-being of babies when doctors are busy doing clinics etc
@SusiHarris@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 The transcripts of the prosecution cross examination are read. Which gives you one side of the story. Also Lucy Letby is not a Dr so it doesn't matter if she agreed or disagreed she's not qualified to do either
@marydsmyth@LucyLetbyTrials@TomEvans80 No we don't always stick together. I have reported concerns about doctors to the performance team more than once, in one case the doctor was struck off in the end and rightly so