Racism from colleagues undermined international midwife recruitment drive, report finds
An international recruitment drive to increase the number of midwives in a hospital trust was undermined as staff faced racism from their own colleagues, inspectors have said.
International members of staff, brought from different countries to work in hospitals in Bedfordshire, felt that discrimination against ethnic minorities had become “normalised”, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
They also had a “lack of support from leaders” and staff felt unable to report instances of racism, the CQC added.
The CQC said maternity services at both Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital – run by Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust – have declined
