Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.9

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

2

2.4

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

3.4

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.6

Maternal morbidity

3

3.6

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.4

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

3.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.6

Women Centred Care Score

3.4

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

4.4

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

4.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.4

Support for infant feeding

4

3.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.6

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.2

Staffing levels

4

3.8

Integration of support workers

3

3.4

Average cost per delivery

3

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.0

Data quality

5

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.8

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

3

2.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

3.2

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.4

*The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust