Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on Cambridge University Hospitals 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

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.0

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.4

Maternal morbidity

3

2.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.8

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

3.6

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

2.4

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

4.2

Support for infant feeding

4

3.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

4.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.3

2.8

Staffing levels

4

2.8

Integration of support workers

4

3.2

Average cost per delivery

2

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

2.4

Data quality

5

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.4

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

3

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

1.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.0

*Hinchingbrooke Health care NHS Trust, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust