Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for North Wales, Darren Millar MS, has called for a statement and assurances from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in the wake of the Lucy Letby trial.

Letby, who worked as a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more in a trail that ended this week. 

Commenting on the issue, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for North Wales, Darren Millar MS said:

"This is a devasting and shocking case which is causing a great deal of alarm in North Wales. 

“Maternity services at the Countess of Chester Hospital have been used by many mothers from North East Wales over many years so it is vital that the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board makes a statement about when it was alerted to concerns about baby deaths at the Countess of Chester and whether pregnant women from North Wales continued to be referred to the hospital after that date.”

He added:

"The people of North Wales need these assurances from the Health Board and the Welsh Government's Health Minister, given that the NHS in North Wales was in special measures at the time that concerns were raised."