Sir Duncan Nichol, former chairman of the Countess of Chester Hospital, acknowledged a significant personal failure in not inviting key consultants to a meeting regarding Lucy Letby’s future. Letby, a neonatal nurse, was convicted of killing seven infants and attempting to kill others while working at the hospital. Nichol expressed regret during an inquiry into the circumstances of her actions, reflecting on past meetings where critical concerns were raised about Letby’s behavior and the subsequent lack of police involvement until nearly a year later.