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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

Midwives told to work double shifts with no sleep, new report finds

Midwives at an NHS trust were told to work double shifts without sleep, leaving them awake for more than 24 hours, according to a new inspection report.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, specifically the John Radcliffe Hospital, was failing to triage pregnant women promptly and inaccurately reporting delays to induction of labour as incidents.

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