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

A detailed report on Burton 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: Best performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.4

3.4

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

5

3.2

Maternal morbidity

2

3.6

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.4

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

3.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.4

3.1

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

5

4.4

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.4

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.2

Support for infant feeding

2

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

5

3.6

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.4

3.0

Staffing levels

4

3.4

Integration of support workers

3

3.0

Average cost per delivery

4

3.6

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

2.8

Data quality

3

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.2

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

5

2.4

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

2.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.8

*Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust