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

A detailed report on South Tees 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

3.6

3.6

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

2.6

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

3.0

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

4.0

Maternal morbidity

5

4.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.0

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

4.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

3.4

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.8

Women Centred Care Score

3.1

3.3

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

4

4.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

3

3.2

Support for infant feeding

3

2.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

1

2.2

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.6

3.6

Staffing levels

3

4.0

Integration of support workers

5

3.4

Average cost per delivery

4

3.0

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.8

Data quality

3

3.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

3.6

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

2

3.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

4

3.8

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.8

*North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust