A detailed report on North Cumbria Acute 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 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments |
4 |
5.0 |
Availability of NICE recommended screening |
3 |
2.0 |
Appropriate use of caesarean sections |
3 |
3.0 |
Maternal morbidity |
4 |
4.0 |
Postnatal care of women and babies |
5 |
4.0 |
Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance |
5 |
4.0 |
Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills |
3 |
3.0 |
Teamworking and supervision |
4 |
2.0 |
Women Centred Care Score |
3.8 |
3.1 |
Average time between first making contact and booking appointment |
5 |
3.0 |
Choice and continuity for antenatal care |
4 |
4.0 |
% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests |
5 |
4.0 |
% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to |
4 |
4.0 |
Extent of choice in labour |
2 |
3.0 |
Support for infant feeding |
3 |
3.0 |
Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge |
4 |
3.0 |
Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation |
3 |
1.0 |
Efficiency and Capability Score |
3.6 |
3.1 |
Staffing levels |
3 |
4.0 |
Integration of support workers |
4 |
3.0 |
Average cost per delivery |
3 |
2.0 |
Delivery of hospital based antenatal care |
3 |
2.0 |
Data quality |
3 |
3.0 |
Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care |
5 |
4.0 |
% of women who considered their length of stay was about right |
2 |
3.0 |
Homeliness of delivery rooms |
4 |
3.0 |
Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas |
5 |
4.0 |