Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation 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: Least well performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.5

2.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

2

2.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

1

3.2

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

1

2.2

Maternal morbidity

3

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

2.4

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

2.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.2

Teamworking and supervision

4

2.6

Women Centred Care Score

2.1

2.8

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.6

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

2

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

2

2.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.4

Extent of choice in labour

1

3.0

Support for infant feeding

3

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

2.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

3.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.4

2.4

Staffing levels

2

2.2

Integration of support workers

4

3.4

Average cost per delivery

2

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

1

2.0

Data quality

4

2.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

2.2

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

2

2.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

2.4

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

2.2

*East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust