Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Royal Cornwall Hospitals 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: Best performing

This trust

The average of 1 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.5

2.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

4.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

2.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

1.0

Maternal morbidity

4

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

1

2.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

1.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

5

2.0

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.9

2.8

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

1.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

3

3.0

Support for infant feeding

4

3.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

5

3.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.4

2.8

Staffing levels

4

4.0

Integration of support workers

4

3.0

Average cost per delivery

4

2.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

2.0

Data quality

3

2.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.0

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

3

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

4.0

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.0

*Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust