Liverpool NHS trust treated staff ‘appallingly’, according to report

Watchdog has uncovered evidence of harassment and bullying between 2010 and 2014

An NHS trust disciplined and suspended staff who blew the whistle about poor care and its controversial plans to slash staff in order to save money, an independent inquiry has found.

Liverpool Community Health Trust was involved in “appalling instances of staff treatment” as it tried to keep the lid on a mounting series of problems, according to a report into its conduct.

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