Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Royal Devon and Exeter 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: Better performing

This trust

The average of 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

4.3

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

1.8

Maternal morbidity

4

3.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

1.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

2.5

Teamworking and supervision

2

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.0

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.5

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.3

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.3

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.5

Extent of choice in labour

3

4.0

Support for infant feeding

3

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

2.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.7

3.1

Staffing levels

4

3.8

Integration of support workers

4

3.5

Average cost per delivery

5

3.3

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

1

2.3

Data quality

5

2.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

3.0

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

4

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

4.0

*South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust