Doctors referred to Lucy Letby as “Nurse Death”, according to notes from a review into baby deaths by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the inquiry heard yesterday.

The public inquiry into the events surrounding the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has now entered its third day.

Yesterday notes from the 2016 RCPCH review period showed that junior doctors had begun referring to Letby as “Nurse Death” which was causing “ripples through the team”.

The Thirlwall Inquiry, chaired by Lady Justice Thirlwall, will examine how the neonatal nurse was able to harm babies in her care. The probe will also examine the broader conditions in the neonatal unit where Letby worked.

Letby was convicted last year of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others, as well as the attempted murder of a seventh baby at retrial in July.

The neonatal nurse is serving 15 whole-life orders, making her the fourth woman in UK history to be told she will never be released from prison.

She was convicted of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.

Evidence at the inquiry is scheduled to begin next week and will continue until at least December.

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