To my grassroots and spend the day as a Health Care Assistant in one of our busy care of the elderly wards. Live now to our north of england Reporterjessica Lane who is outside the hospital where lucy letby and Tony Chambers worked. Tell us more about this . We are outside the tell us more about this . We are outside the countess tell us more about this . We are outside the countess of tell us more about this . We are outside the countess of chester| outside the countess of Chester Hospital and of course, it is very much in the news right now but it is also a busy working hospital. We have seen several families going into their Maternity Unit today and into their Maternity Unit today and into their Maternity Unit today and into the hospital. We have seen some pregnant women, some with young babies and of course this has caused real concern in the community here. This hospital doesntjust cover chester, it also covers part of West Cheshire and also part of north east wales. What we know
examples, nowhere is perfect and | learn from? there are a number of| examples, nowhere is perfect and i don t believe that there ever will be a whistle blowing mall that is perfect because of the nature of these things, they are easily corrupted. you just can design any law and somebody will find a way around it. you can do your best and the important thing is that you have checks and balances built into the law so that it has regular review and that lawmakers are not governments, regularly have oversight and make sure that the mechanism isn t stale or as perverted. that s the best you can do. the nature of power is that these things will eventually get corrupted. but the version of it that we have in this country certainly could be improved. with lessons from otherjurisdictions.
for example, uk whistle blowing law unbelievably does not compel anybody to investigate or take action upon wrongdoing as regards to whistle blowers disclosures. this whistle-blowers disclosures. this has been a whistle-blowers disclosures. this has been a truly whistle blowers disclosures. this has been a truly fascinating conversation. thank you very much indeed. ukraine says at least five people have been killed and nearly 40 injured in a russian missile attack on the city of chernihiv. footage posted online by president zelensky s office appears to show damage in the city s central square where there s a theatre and university. debris from buildings can be seen with windows shattered and partially destroyed cars. chernihiv is about 150 kilometres from the capital kyiv, close to the border with belarus. live to the newsroom and the bbc s europe regional editor, paul moss, who is monitoring developments
the letby case has many great similarities with that of beverley allitt, whose killings took place in 1991 and here we are, more than 30 years later. 1991 and here we are, more than 30 years later- years later. why does this keep happening years later. why does this keep happening over years later. why does this keep happening over and years later. why does this keep happening over and over - years later. why does this keep| happening over and over again? years later. why does this keep - happening over and over again? what protections are therefore whistle blowers? liii< protections are therefore whistle-blowers? , , ., whistle-blowers? uk whistle-blowing law is extremely whistle-blowers? uk whistle-blowing law is extremely weak. whistle-blowers? uk whistle-blowing law is extremely weak. i whistle-blowers? uk whistle-blowing law is extremely weak. i think - whistle-blowers? uk whistle-blowing law is extremely weak. i think many l law is extremely weak. i think many people
there is no accountability. seen nhs managers know that that is allowed. so watch your concerning, essentially we are lying to employees that they will be protected. we hear this time and time again from organisations, it s a safe environment to go and see may be your hr department, you will be listened to and he will be protected. the damage on trust that this particular case has exposed whistle blowers. it s a scandal, isn t it? why is there no law, why has this libint maintained? it’s has this libint maintained? it s ve has this libint maintained? tt s very convenient for power. whistle blowers are a friend to the public but they are not a friend power. power controls lawmaking. when the current uk whistle blower law was made over 20 years ago,