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

A detailed report on Plymouth 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: Least well performing

This trust

The average of 2 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.3

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.5

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

1

2.5

Maternal morbidity

3

4.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.5

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

2.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.5

Women Centred Care Score

2.8

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

1

4.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

3

4.0

Support for infant feeding

3

3.5

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.8

3.4

Staffing levels

4

4.0

Integration of support workers

3

3.5

Average cost per delivery

2

4.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

2.5

Data quality

2

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.5

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

3

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.5

*South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust