Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on South Warwickshire General 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

3.1

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

1.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.0

Maternal morbidity

5

3.5

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.3

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

3.5

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

4.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.3

Women Centred Care Score

3.6

2.9

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

3.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

2.5

Extent of choice in labour

5

2.3

Support for infant feeding

3

2.5

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

2.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

4.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.8

2.8

Staffing levels

2

3.3

Integration of support workers

1

2.5

Average cost per delivery

3

3.3

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

1

2.8

Data quality

4

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.3

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

3

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

5

2.5

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.3

*University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women’s Health care NHS Trust