Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Southend University 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

3.0

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

5

2.4

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.4

Maternal morbidity

3

3.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

2.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.8

Teamworking and supervision

2

2.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

2.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

2.2

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

2.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

2.6

Support for infant feeding

4

2.2

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

1.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.6

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.3

3.0

Staffing levels

3

2.6

Integration of support workers

4

3.6

Average cost per delivery

3

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.8

Data quality

3

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.6

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

3

2.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

5

2.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.8

*Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Medway NHS Trust, Mid Essex Hospital services NHS Trust, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust