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

A detailed report on Northampton 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: Fair performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.9

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.4

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

3.4

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.8

Maternal morbidity

2

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.2

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

2.6

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

2.9

3.1

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

5

3.4

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.4

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.8

Support for infant feeding

2

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

3.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

2.6

Staffing levels

3

2.4

Integration of support workers

3

2.4

Average cost per delivery

3

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.0

Data quality

3

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

2.2

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

2

2.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

1

2.4

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.8

*Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust