A detailed report on University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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: Better performing | This trust | The average of 4 nearby* trusts |
Clinical Focus Score |
3.4 |
3.3 |
Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments |
5 |
3.8 |
Availability of NICE recommended screening |
2 |
3.0 |
Appropriate use of caesarean sections |
3 |
2.8 |
Maternal morbidity |
4 |
4.3 |
Postnatal care of women and babies |
4 |
4.0 |
Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance |
4 |
1.8 |
Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills |
3 |
2.8 |
Teamworking and supervision |
2 |
4.0 |
Women Centred Care Score |
3.1 |
2.8 |
Average time between first making contact and booking appointment |
3 |
2.8 |
Choice and continuity for antenatal care |
4 |
3.0 |
% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests |
4 |
2.8 |
% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to |
4 |
2.8 |
Extent of choice in labour |
3 |
3.3 |
Support for infant feeding |
3 |
2.3 |
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 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
Staffing levels |
4 |
3.3 |
Integration of support workers |
3 |
2.3 |
Average cost per delivery |
2 |
3.3 |
Delivery of hospital based antenatal care |
2 |
3.5 |
Data quality |
3 |
2.5 |
Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care |
4 |
2.8 |
% of women who considered their length of stay was about right |
3 |
3.0 |
Homeliness of delivery rooms |
3 |
3.8 |
Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas |
4 |
4.0 |
*Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | ||