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

A detailed report on Poole 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 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.5

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

4.3

Availability of NICE recommended screening

1

2.5

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.8

Maternal morbidity

2

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.8

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

2.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.5

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

3.6

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.3

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.5

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

4.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.5

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.5

Support for infant feeding

3

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

3.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.3

3.3

Staffing levels

4

3.3

Integration of support workers

5

4.0

Average cost per delivery

4

3.3

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.0

Data quality

2

3.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

2.5

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

3

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

1

3.0

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.8

*Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Isle Of Wight NHS PCT