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

A detailed report on Portsmouth 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: Fair performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.0

3.1

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

1

2.6

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

2

2.8

Maternal morbidity

2

3.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.8

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

2.8

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

1

3.6

Women Centred Care Score

3.0

3.5

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

2

4.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

2

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

5

4.2

Support for infant feeding

3

3.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

5

3.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.4

3.2

Staffing levels

5

2.6

Integration of support workers

3

4.2

Average cost per delivery

4

2.6

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

2.8

Data quality

3

3.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.6

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

3

3.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.8

*Isle Of Wight NHS PCT, Royal West Sussex NHS Trust, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust