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Karen Rees, Head of Nursing for Urgent Care, was the on-call duty manager on the night of 23 June 2016 when consultants demanded Letby be removed from the neonatal unit mid-shift. Her Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses that night, her clinical judgement, and the escalation chain that night.
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Karen Rees was Head of Nursing for Urgent Care and the on-call duty manager on the night of 23 June 2016, when consultants demanded that Letby be removed from the neonatal unit mid-shift. Her Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses that specific night and the escalation chain.
See our profile of Karen Rees. The 30 June 2016 entry on the timeline covers the events that followed that shift.