Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on South Devon Healthcare 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 2 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

2.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.5

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

2.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

1

2.5

Maternal morbidity

4

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.5

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

1.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

5

2.5

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

2.9

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.5

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.5

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

5

3.0

Support for infant feeding

4

3.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

2.5

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.5

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

3.2

Staffing levels

4

4.0

Integration of support workers

3

3.5

Average cost per delivery

3

3.5

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

1.5

Data quality

1

3.5

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.0

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

3

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.0

*Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust