Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Airedale NHS Trust

A detailed report on Airedale 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

2.8

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.4

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.2

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.6

Maternal morbidity

4

3.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

3.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

1

2.4

Teamworking and supervision

5

3.6

Women Centred Care Score

3.4

3.1

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.4

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

2.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.0

Support for infant feeding

4

4.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

3.1

Staffing levels

2

3.0

Integration of support workers

2

2.2

Average cost per delivery

2

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.4

Data quality

4

2.2

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

4.0

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

4

3.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.0

*Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust