Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Maidstone and Tunbridge wells NHS Trust

A detailed report on Maidstone and Tunbridge wells 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

3.3

2.8

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

2.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

2.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

2.8

Maternal morbidity

2

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

2.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

5

3.8

Teamworking and supervision

2

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

2.9

2.6

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.4

Support for infant feeding

2

2.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

3.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

2.8

Staffing levels

2

3.2

Integration of support workers

3

2.8

Average cost per delivery

2

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.6

Data quality

4

2.2

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.6

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

4

2.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.0

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

2.2

*Medway NHS Trust, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust