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

A detailed report on Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.4

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

2.6

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

3.0

Maternal morbidity

3

3.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.2

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

2.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.6

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.2

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

4.2

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.0

Support for infant feeding

3

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.4

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.2

Staffing levels

3

3.2

Integration of support workers

3

3.2

Average cost per delivery

3

2.6

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

3.2

Data quality

5

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.4

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

4

3.2

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

3.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.2

*Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust