Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust

A detailed report on Kettering General Hospital 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.8

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.4

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.2

Maternal morbidity

3

2.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

3.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

1

2.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

2.9

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.6

Extent of choice in labour

3

3.4

Support for infant feeding

2

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.2

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

3.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.6

2.9

Staffing levels

3

2.6

Integration of support workers

1

3.2

Average cost per delivery

4

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.4

Data quality

2

3.2

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.2

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

3

2.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

1.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.0

*Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Hinchingbrooke Health care NHS Trust, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust