Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust

A detailed report on United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust 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: Fair 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

4.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.3

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

5

3.3

Maternal morbidity

3

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

3.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

2.5

Teamworking and supervision

2

4.0

Women Centred Care Score

2.9

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

2

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.5

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.8

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

3

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

3.2

Staffing levels

2

3.5

Integration of support workers

3

3.3

Average cost per delivery

3

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

2.8

Data quality

4

3.3

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.5

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

3

3.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

2.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

3.3

*North Bristol NHS Trust, Wiltshire PCT, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust