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

A detailed report on Buckinghamshire 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

3.0

2.4

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

2.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

1.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.0

Maternal morbidity

3

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.4

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

4

2.4

Women Centred Care Score

3.0

2.6

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.6

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

2.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.6

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.6

Support for infant feeding

3

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.6

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.0

2.8

Staffing levels

3

2.0

Integration of support workers

5

3.8

Average cost per delivery

3

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

2.0

Data quality

2

3.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

2.8

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

3

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.0

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

2.2

*Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust