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

A detailed report on Hereford 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: Better performing

This trust

The average of 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.8

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

2

4.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.8

Maternal morbidity

3

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.3

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

2.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.9

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.5

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.5

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.3

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

5

3.8

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.8

Support for infant feeding

5

2.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.3

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

3.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.3

Staffing levels

2

3.5

Integration of support workers

4

3.5

Average cost per delivery

3

2.5

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

3.0

Data quality

4

3.5

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.5

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

3

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.5

*Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust