Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Nottingham University Hospitals 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

3.6

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

2

3.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

3.8

Maternal morbidity

3

2.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

3.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.0

3.5

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.6

Extent of choice in labour

2

3.0

Support for infant feeding

2

3.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

4.6

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

3.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.8

3.2

Staffing levels

3

3.8

Integration of support workers

3

3.4

Average cost per delivery

4

3.4

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

2.4

Data quality

1

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.4

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

2

3.2

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

2.4

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

3.4

*Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Burton Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust