Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

A detailed report on Bedford Hospital 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.3

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

3.4

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.0

Maternal morbidity

4

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

2.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.6

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

2.8

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

4

2.4

Support for infant feeding

3

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

2.6

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.7

2.6

Staffing levels

3

2.6

Integration of support workers

3

2.8

Average cost per delivery

3

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

2.4

Data quality

3

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.8

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

2

2.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

2.0

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.6

*Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Hinchingbrooke Health care NHS Trust, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust