Restricted to consultant units with more than 500 births per year, and those units for which data exists.
Sources of data:
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital |
33.8% |
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |
32% |
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington |
31% |
Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich |
30.4% |
East Surrey Hospital, Redhill |
29.7% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Staffordshire General Hospital |
16.8% |
Pontefract General Infirmary |
16.8% |
Kings Mill Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield |
16.7% |
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon |
14.8% |
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital |
13.9% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
The Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow |
30.6% |
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
29.9% |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
29.3% |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
27.8% |
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
27.6% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Wishaw General Hospital |
22.5% |
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy |
21.8% |
Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
20.7% |
Stirling Royal Infirmary |
20.1% |
Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin |
13.9% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr |
34% |
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr |
32.9% |
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantristant |
32.3% |
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantristant |
31.5% |
Singleton Hospital, Swansea |
31.1% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr |
13.2% |
Singleton Hospital, Swansea |
13% |
Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr |
12.9% |
Singleton Hospital, Swansea |
12.7% |
Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth |
12.3% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Southend Hospital |
29.6% |
Rosie Maternity Hospital |
28.2% |
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds |
28.1% |
St John's Hospital, Chelmsford |
27.7% |
Watford General Hospital |
26.5% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Peterborough Maternity Unit |
22.1% |
James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth |
21.5% |
Colchester General Hospital |
21% |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn |
19.6% |
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon |
14.8% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital |
33.8% |
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |
32% |
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington |
31% |
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital |
29.4% |
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow |
28.9% |
Lowest Rates |
|
North Middlesex Hospital |
22.5% |
West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth |
22.4% |
Barnet General Hospital |
22% |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich |
20.7% |
King George Hospital, Ilford |
20.6% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Wythenshawe Hospital |
27.8% |
Warrington Hospital |
26.5% |
Countess of Chester Hospital |
26% |
Macclesfield DGH |
25.9% |
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport |
23.9% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Royal Lancaster Infirmary |
20.8% |
Furness General Hospital |
20.8% |
Leighton Hospital, Crewe |
19.3% |
St Mary's Hospital, Manchester |
19.1% |
Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne |
17.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Airedale General Hospital |
27.5% |
Harrogate District Hospital |
25.2% |
York District Hospital |
23.5% |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead |
23.4% |
Calderdale Royal Hospital |
23% |
Lowest Rates |
|
St James's University Hospital, Leeds |
19.9% |
Leeds General Infirmary |
19.9% |
Bradford Royal Infirmary |
19.6% |
Scarborough General Hospital |
17.9% |
Sunderland Royal Hospital |
17.8% |
Pontefract General Infirmary |
16.8% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
East Surrey Hospital, Redhill |
29.7% |
Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath |
28.9% |
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton |
28.9% |
Epsom General Hospital |
27.8% |
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading |
26.9% |
Lowest Rates |
|
St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight |
21.5% |
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford |
20.3% |
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital |
20.3% |
The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford |
19.8% |
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital |
17.9% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
The Great Western Hospital, Swindon |
27.4% |
Royal Devon and Exeter Wonford Hospital |
27.3% |
Dorset County Hospital |
26.2% |
Southmead Hospital, Bristol |
26% |
Musgrove Park Hospital |
25.8% |
Salisbury District Hospital |
25.8% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Torbay Hospital |
22.7% |
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital |
22.7% |
Cheltenham General Hospital |
22.7% |
Yeovil District Hospital |
21.6% |
Royal United Hospital, Bath |
20.9% |
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth |
20.9% |
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro |
20.4% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Derby City General Hospital |
24.8% |
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Jessop Wing |
23.6% |
Bassetlaw DGH, Worksop |
22.6% |
Lincoln County Hospital |
22.3% |
Nottingham University Hospital QMC Campus |
20.7% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Nottingham University Hospital City Hospital Campus |
18.4% |
Rotherham General Hospital |
18.3% |
Chesterfield & N. Derbyshire Royal Hospital |
18.3% |
Barnsley DGH |
18.2% |
Kings Mill Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield |
16.7% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich |
30.4% |
Manor Hospital, Walsall |
28% |
University Hospital, Coventry |
26.6% |
Alexandra Hospital, Redditch |
26.4% |
Worcestershire Royal Hospital |
26.4% |
Lowest Rates |
|
City Hospital, Birmingham |
23.4% |
Birmingham Women's Hospital |
23.4% |
Solihull Hospital |
23% |
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
23% |
Staffordshire General Hospital |
16.8% |
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital |
13.9% |