Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust

A detailed report on Swindon and Marlborough 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

3.1

2.8

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

2.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.6

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

3.2

Maternal morbidity

4

3.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.6

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

2.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

2.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.4

Women Centred Care Score

3.5

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.2

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

5

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

5

3.4

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

2.6

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

3.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.4

3.1

Staffing levels

4

2.4

Integration of support workers

2

3.6

Average cost per delivery

2

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

5

3.4

Data quality

1

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

2.0

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

4

3.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.2

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

5

3.2

*Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wiltshire PCT, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust