Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for North Bristol NHS Trust

A detailed report on North Bristol 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

3.3

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

5

3.3

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.5

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

4.0

Maternal morbidity

4

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

2.8

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.8

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.3

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.3

Women Centred Care Score

2.9

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

5

3.3

Extent of choice in labour

2

4.0

Support for infant feeding

3

4.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.3

3.1

Staffing levels

4

3.0

Integration of support workers

4

2.8

Average cost per delivery

2

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.0

Data quality

4

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

5

3.0

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

2

3.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

3.5

*United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust, Wiltshire PCT, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust