Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A detailed report on The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation 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

3.5

3.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

2.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

4.0

Maternal morbidity

4

4.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.2

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

4

4.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.6

Teamworking and supervision

3

4.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.5

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

3.6

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.6

Extent of choice in labour

3

3.2

Support for infant feeding

2

2.6

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.0

3.8

Staffing levels

3

4.2

Integration of support workers

3

3.6

Average cost per delivery

3

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

4.0

Data quality

2

4.4

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

3.4

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

4

3.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

4.0

*Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust