Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation 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

3.4

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.0

Maternal morbidity

4

4.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

2.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

2.6

Teamworking and supervision

4

4.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

2.7

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

2.2

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.0

Support for infant feeding

3

2.2

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

2.6

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.3

3.2

Staffing levels

3

3.6

Integration of support workers

2

2.6

Average cost per delivery

5

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.6

Data quality

2

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.0

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

4

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.4

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

5

4.0

*Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust