Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Yeovil District Hospital 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 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.8

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

5

3.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

1.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

3.0

Maternal morbidity

3

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.3

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.8

Teamworking and supervision

5

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.5

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

4.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.8

Extent of choice in labour

5

3.8

Support for infant feeding

4

4.3

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.3

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

3.1

Staffing levels

4

3.3

Integration of support workers

3

3.3

Average cost per delivery

3

3.5

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

2.8

Data quality

2

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

2.8

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

5

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

2.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.8

*Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Wiltshire PCT, Poole Hospital NHS Trust