Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

A detailed report on University Hospitals of Leicester 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: Fair performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.8

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

3.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.4

Maternal morbidity

2

3.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.2

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

3

3.4

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

1

3.2

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

3.1

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

3

4.2

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.6

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

3

3.4

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.6

Extent of choice in labour

3

2.6

Support for infant feeding

2

2.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

5

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

2.8

Staffing levels

1

3.4

Integration of support workers

4

2.2

Average cost per delivery

3

3.4

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

2.8

Data quality

4

2.6

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.8

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

3

2.6

Homeliness of delivery rooms

2

2.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

2.8

*George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust