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

A detailed report on Southampton University Hospitals 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

2.8

2.8

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

1

2.3

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.5

Maternal morbidity

2

2.8

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.5

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.3

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

2.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.5

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.5

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

3

3.3

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

3.3

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

4.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.7

3.1

Staffing levels

5

3.0

Integration of support workers

5

3.8

Average cost per delivery

4

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

2.8

Data quality

3

3.5

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

2.3

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

3

3.5

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

4.0

*Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, Isle Of Wight NHS PCT, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust