A Labour councillor is calling for public consultation on the future of Oxfordshire’s community hospitals.

Oxfordshire county councillor for Witney South and Central Laura Price will put forward a motion at next Tuesday’s county council meeting, demanding that an investigation is conducted into the way the hospitals are run.

The motion comes after the NHS announced nurses at Chipping Norton Hospital will come under control of the Orders of St John Care Trust, a review said fresh food would no longer be prepared at community hospitals, and a ward at Witney Hospital was closed for refurbishment.