Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Worthing and Southlands 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 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.1

2.9

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.6

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

2.2

Maternal morbidity

3

3.6

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

2.8

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

2.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.2

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.5

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

2.6

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.2

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

2.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

4.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.8

Support for infant feeding

5

3.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

2.8

Staffing levels

2

2.2

Integration of support workers

4

3.2

Average cost per delivery

3

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.4

Data quality

2

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.4

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

3

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

2.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

3.0

*Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal West Sussex NHS Trust, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust