Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust

A detailed report on Essex Rivers Healthcare 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

3.4

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

3.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.2

Maternal morbidity

3

3.6

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

3.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.2

Teamworking and supervision

3

2.6

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.2

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.4

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

2.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

3

3.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

3.6

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.6

3.1

Staffing levels

2

2.8

Integration of support workers

3

3.4

Average cost per delivery

4

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

3.8

Data quality

3

3.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.4

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

2

3.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

3.0

*Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Mid Essex Hospital services NHS Trust, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust