A detailed report on West Hertfordshire 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: Least well performing | This trust | The average of 8 nearby* trusts |
Clinical Focus Score |
1.6 |
2.8 |
Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments |
2 |
2.0 |
Availability of NICE recommended screening |
1 |
2.3 |
Appropriate use of caesarean sections |
1 |
2.8 |
Maternal morbidity |
3 |
3.5 |
Postnatal care of women and babies |
2 |
2.6 |
Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance |
2 |
3.5 |
Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills |
1 |
2.6 |
Teamworking and supervision |
1 |
3.1 |
Women Centred Care Score |
2.3 |
2.5 |
Average time between first making contact and booking appointment |
2 |
1.6 |
Choice and continuity for antenatal care |
3 |
2.6 |
% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests |
2 |
1.9 |
% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to |
1 |
3.0 |
Extent of choice in labour |
3 |
2.6 |
Support for infant feeding |
2 |
3.1 |
Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge |
2 |
2.0 |
Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation |
3 |
3.4 |
Efficiency and Capability Score |
2.0 |
2.9 |
Staffing levels |
1 |
3.1 |
Integration of support workers |
3 |
2.6 |
Average cost per delivery |
2 |
2.5 |
Delivery of hospital based antenatal care |
1 |
2.8 |
Data quality |
3 |
3.5 |
Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care |
1 |
2.4 |
% of women who considered their length of stay was about right |
3 |
3.0 |
Homeliness of delivery rooms |
2 |
3.5 |
Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas |
2 |
2.6 |
*North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | ||