Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Brighton and Sussex 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: Best performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.9

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

2.4

Maternal morbidity

3

3.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

2.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

5

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.4

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

4.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.2

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.4

Extent of choice in labour

3

3.6

Support for infant feeding

4

3.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.7

3.0

Staffing levels

2

2.0

Integration of support workers

4

3.4

Average cost per delivery

3

2.4

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.8

Data quality

2

3.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.4

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

3

3.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

3.2

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.8

*Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust, East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Royal West Sussex NHS Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge wells NHS Trust