Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust

A detailed report on North Tees and Hartlepool 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.4

3.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

2.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

4.2

Maternal morbidity

4

4.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

4.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

3.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.1

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

3.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

1

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.0

Support for infant feeding

3

2.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

2.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

3.7

Staffing levels

4

3.8

Integration of support workers

4

3.6

Average cost per delivery

3

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

4.0

Data quality

2

4.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.6

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

3

3.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

4.0

*South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust