Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Wiltshire PCT

A detailed report on Wiltshire PCT can be downloaded from the Healthcare Commission's own website.

Scores range from 1 (poorer performing) through 3 (average) to 5 (better perfoming).

This trust has been rated by the Healthcare Commission as: Better performing

This trust

The average of 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

4.3

Availability of NICE recommended screening

1

2.3

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.8

Maternal morbidity

4

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.3

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

3.3

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.3

Women Centred Care Score

3.0

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

2

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

4.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

5

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

3.3

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.0

3.2

Staffing levels

3

3.5

Integration of support workers

3

3.0

Average cost per delivery

3

2.5

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.3

Data quality

2

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

4.0

% of women who considered their length of stay was about right

4

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.3

*United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust