Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust

A detailed report on Taunton and Somerset 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 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.1

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.3

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

4.0

Maternal morbidity

4

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.5

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

2.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.5

Women Centred Care Score

3.1

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.3

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

5

4.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

4.0

Extent of choice in labour

3

4.0

Support for infant feeding

4

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.5

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

2.3

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.8

3.3

Staffing levels

4

3.0

Integration of support workers

3

3.0

Average cost per delivery

3

3.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

1

2.0

Data quality

3

3.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

3.5

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

3

4.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

3.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.3

*Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust