Both services were regularly understaffed, with patients put at risk as some waited more than six hours to see a doctor. The Midlands trust said it was taking the findings of the report 'incredibly seriously'.
The safety of maternity care at two Midlands NHS hospitals has been rated"inadequate" , with"staff pushed to the brink" and mothers and babies put at risk.
The Care Quality Commission downgraded its rating of the safety of maternity care provided at Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital following inspections in February and March. Both services were regularly understaffed, with patients put at risk as some waited more than six hours to see a doctor.
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, which runs the sites, said it took the findings of the report"incredibly seriously" and was already making improvements.Nottingham maternity scandal set to be biggest in NHS Carolyn Jenkinson, deputy director of secondary and specialist healthcare at the CQC, said:"When we inspected maternity services at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, we observed a deterioration in the level of care being provided to women, people using the service and their babies."
She said the leadership team had only recently been restructured while understaffing"meant staff weren't always able to take their breaks, which affected their wellbeing, morale, and ability to do their job".
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