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Chipping Norton Maternity Unit: Review reveals breakdown of staff relationships

 

Chipping Norton county councillor Hilary Hibbert-Biles with her copy of the report

STAFF relationships inside a maternity hospital broke down so badly it had to be shut, it was revealed last night.
Births at the Cotswold Maternity Unit in Chipping Norton were suspended in October last year, but a damning report into exactly why has only now been made public.
It includes claims staff were bullied and describes a rift between the “old guard” – who worked “the Chipping Norton way” – and those trying to meet national guidelines.
It describes a failure of management to address the problems between staff at the West Oxfordshire unit.
The Oxford University Hospitals Trust board met yesterday and pledged to resume births at the unit on July 1.
A total of 31 recommendations were agreed in an attempt to prevent problems occuring again.

FULL STORY:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10287625.Maternity_unit__Review_reveals__a_culture_of_bullying_/