Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 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

2.8

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.5

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

1.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.5

Maternal morbidity

2

3.3

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.3

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

3.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.6

2.7

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.5

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.5

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

2.3

Extent of choice in labour

2

2.0

Support for infant feeding

3

2.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

5

4.3

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.1

Staffing levels

4

3.5

Integration of support workers

3

3.8

Average cost per delivery

3

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

2.8

Data quality

1

3.3

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.8

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

4

2.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

2.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

2.8

*Birmingham Women’s Health care NHS Trust, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust