Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on East Sussex 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

2.6

3.2

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

3.0

Maternal morbidity

3

2.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

3.0

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

1

4.4

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

3.1

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.2

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.4

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.2

Support for infant feeding

4

3.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

2.8

Staffing levels

3

1.8

Integration of support workers

3

3.4

Average cost per delivery

2

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

5

3.8

Data quality

4

2.6

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.4

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

4

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.2

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.6

*Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge wells NHS Trust, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Medway NHS Trust