Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on County Durham and Darlington 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

3.8

3.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

2

3.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

5

3.8

Maternal morbidity

5

4.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.4

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

4.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

4.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.6

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.0

Support for infant feeding

2

2.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.6

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

5

1.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.4

3.6

Staffing levels

4

3.6

Integration of support workers

3

4.0

Average cost per delivery

3

3.4

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.4

Data quality

4

3.2

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.6

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

4

3.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.6

*North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust