Healthcare Commission's Survey Results for
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust

Healthcare Commission

Nearby Trusts
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (The)
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust
Birmingham Womens Health Care NHS Trust
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust

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Survey Results

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Women's views

Trust Average

English Average

Women's satisfaction with their care during pregnancy

68.8%

73.2%

% women always treated with understanding and respect during antenatal care

68.8%

73.2%

Women's satisfaction with their care during labour and birth

74.8%

76.8%

% women who were always treated with understanding and respect during labour and birth

71.8%

73.4%

% women who considered they were treated with understanding and respect after the birth

62.5%

60.2%

Women's satisfaction with their care after birth

63.3%

64.2%

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Antenatal, access and booking

Trust Average

English Average

% women whose first contact with a healthcare professional is a midwife

28.0%

18.8%

% of women who first see a GP

69.7%

78.3%

% women given a choice of where check ups took place

16.8%

23.5%

% antenatal appointments offered outside the main maternity unit

0.0%

66.5%

Target date (weeks gestation) for booking

9 (Weeks gestation)

9.8 (Weeks gestation)

Average number of weeks pregnant at booking appointment

9.4 (Weeks)

10.9 (Weeks)

% women more than 12 weeks pregnant when they are first seen

3.8%

6.1%

% women receiving a copy of 'The Pregnancy Book'

77.0%

74.6%

Items covered in booking appointment

15 (Score out of 17)

16.0 (Score out of 17)

% of clinic locations with appointments outside weekdays 9 to 5 (consultant)

0.0%

1.5%

% of clinic locations with appointments outside weekdays 9 to 5 (midwife led)

0.0%

12.7%

% of clinic locations with appointments outside weekdays 9 to 5

0.0%

4.5%

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Antenatal appointments

Trust Average

English Average

% women seeing only midwives for check ups

20.8%

34.1%

% women seeing only midwives / GPs for check ups

19.6%

40.4%

Time allocated for booking appointment(s)

165 (Minutes)

103 (Minutes)

Time allocated for routine antenatal check

15 (Minutes)

16.1 (Minutes)

Planned number of antenatal checks for primip

22

11.6

Average number of antenatal checks for primips

11

7.6

Planned number of antenatal checks for multip

20

9.2

Average number of antenatal checks for multips

8

6.9

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Continuity of care

Trust Average

English Average

% women reporting they mostly saw the same midwife for check-ups

70.3%

57.3%

% women reporting they mostly saw the same doctor for check-ups

29.5%

38.9%

Percent midwives sharing caseload

 

30.4%

Percent midwives carrying own caseload

 

23.7%

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Antenatal classes

Trust Average

English Average

% women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

50.0%

58.3%

% women who did not attend antenatal classes due to lack of space

9.7%

3.4%

% women having first baby attending antenatal classes

69.4%

78.9%

% women whose partners were allowed to attend antenatal classes

100%

94.6%

% women who considered classes were at convenient location

90.3%

93.7%

% women who considered classes were at convenient time

93.5%

85.1%

% who considered content of classes appropriate

90.3%

79.6%

Length of antenatal classes (sessions)

3 (Hours)

4.2 (Hours)

% who considered classes were about right number

90.3%

71.0%

Proportion of primips offered classes

6.0%

5.7%

Proportion of multips offered classes

6.0%

5.2%

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Care for women with high risk pregnancies

Trust Average

English Average

% of women getting 20+ antenatal checks

4.7%

2.9%

Antenatal day attendances per delivery

2

1.3

% conditions where there is a specialist midwife

10.5%

22.7%

Average number of consultant attendances per booked women

3

2.3

% women referred to consultants in pregnancy (survey)

80.8%

59.9%

% of women surveyed with an antenatal admission involving an overnight stay

28.0%

18.9%

Places per 1000 deliveries pa in nearest mother and baby unit

0.2 (Places per 1000 deliveries)

0.2 (Places per 1000 deliveries)

% women referred to consultants during pregnancy

88.3%

70.2%

% women referred for specialist psychiatric care

 

3.9%

Ratio of antenatal attendances to antenatal admissions

5.3 (Ratio)

2.5 (Ratio)

Minimum referral waits for a psychiatrist

1 (Time interval)

1.6 (Time interval)

Maximum referral waits for a psychiatrist

1 (Time interval)

2.8 (Time interval)

Tests and screening

No results for this category.

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Dating scans

Trust Average

English Average

% eligible women offered dating scan

118.4%

98.0%

% women given a choice on whether to have a dating scan

70.8%

70.4%

% women with reasons for dating scan clearly explained

92.1%

88.0%

% eligible women having dating scan

118.4%

93.2%

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Testing procedures

Trust Average

English Average

% women offered an informed choice for screening tests

85.7%

83.6%

% of tests where written information is provided

100%

98.1%

% of tests where written information is provided at least 24 hours prior to procedure

0.0%

79.5%

% women with reasons for 20 week scan clearly explained

95.4%

91.7%

% women given a choice on whether to have a 20 week scan

74.8%

72.9%

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Screening

Trust Average

English Average

% women who were given a choice on having Downs syndrome screening test

89.8%

87.9%

% women with reasons for Downs syndrome screening clearly explained

90.2%

89.2%

% women eligible for amniocentesis or CVS who were tested

100%

63.3%

% women having CVS of those having amniocentesis or CVS

16.8%

23.7%

% of amniocentesis or chorionic villus downs syndrome test results which are negative

100%

93.1%

% eligible women offered Rubella testing

109.5%

98.6%

% eligible women tested for Rubella

109.5%

95.0%

% eligible woman offered fetal anomaly scan

118.4%

97.1%

% eligible woman having fetal anomaly scan

118.4%

94.8%

Attributes checked in fetal anomaly scan (max 11)

9

10.5

% women having both NT and blood test (survey)

10.5%

24.9%

% women having blood test only (survey)

89.5%

58.8%

% women having NT test only (survey)

0.0%

16.3%

% eligible women offered Hepatitis B testing

109.3%

98.6%

% eligible women tested for Hepatitis B

109.3%

95.4%

% eligible women offered HIV testing

108.7%

98.3%

% eligible women tested for HIV

108.7%

92.3%

% eligible women offered Syphilis testing

109.3%

98.6%

% eligible women tested for Syphilis

109.3%

96.7%

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Birth location and choice

Trust Average

English Average

% women given a choice of where to have their baby at the start of the pregnancy

75.6%

74.7%

% women having vaginal birth

74.6%

76.1%

% women reporting they got enough information about where to have you baby

38.7%

38.4%

% women with 'normal' vaginal birth (no induction or epidural)

41.5%

41.7%

% women given the choice of a home birth

42.9%

47.6%

% women with vaginal birth without instruments

62.9%

65.0%

% women not offered home birth because of medical reasons

18.5%

14.8%

Number of home births

41

114

% home births

0.5%

2.3%

% home births which were planned for home

100%

85.6%

% home deliveries which were for primips

0.0%

20.1%

% births in GP or midwife led unit

0.0%

5.8%

Number of deliveries in obstetric units

3720

3843

% births in consultant led unit

100%

91.4%

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Pain relief

Trust Average

English Average

% women who got the pain relief they wanted

81.5%

77.5%

Birthing pools per 1000 deliveries

0.3

0.5

% women using birthing pool who deliver in pool

0.0%

53.3%

Average number of deliveries utilising birthing pool

4 (Number per month)

17.6 (Number per month)

Midwives trained to deliver in birthing pools per pool

46

45.2

% women having at most gas and air for vaginal birth without instruments

60.8%

58.7%

% women having at most painkiller for vaginal birth without instruments

90.5%

83.4%

% women using medication (beyond Entonox) as pain relief

53.2%

51.3%

% women having epidural pain relief for unassisted vaginal birth

19.6%

13.9%

Weekday hours Epidural available

24 (Hours per day - weekday)

23.3 (Hours per day - weekday)

Weekend hours Epidural available

24 (Hours per day - weekend)

23.9 (Hours per day - weekend)

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Quality of care in labour

Trust Average

English Average

% women cared for by one midwife during labour and delivery

15.4%

19.8%

% women who had met at least one midwife caring for them during labour

21.5%

21.4%

% women left alone during labour

15.5%

20.5%

% women left alone shortly after the birth

9.3%

11.4%

% women left alone during labour or shortly after the birth

20.2%

26.6%

Average number of midwives caring for women during labour

3

2.6

% of women able to move around some of the time in labour

65.6%

73.2%

% women giving birth off the bed or in water

0.0%

7.8%

% women who gave birth lying down

65.1%

56.6%

Interventions and clinical care

No results for this category.

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Induction

Trust Average

English Average

% women given a choice on how their labour was induced

60.5%

56.6%

Days past term when inductions planned to take place

12 (Days)

12.7 (Days)

% women induced

22.0%

18.8%

% women whose labour was induced medically (surgically)

34.0%

25.2%

% inductions which lead to the successful onset of labour and vaginal delivery

78.5%

76.1%

% vaginal deliveries following induction which are assisted

19.5%

22.9%

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Vaginal birth

Trust Average

English Average

% women having vaginal birth

74.6%

76.1%

vbac (vaginal birth after caesarean) rate

31.0%

32.0%

% women with 'normal' vaginal birth (no induction or epidural)

41.5%

41.7%

% women with vaginal birth without instruments

62.9%

65.0%

% women having epidural pain relief for vaginal birth with instruments

60.9%

54.1%

% women with vaginal birth where ventouse or forceps used

15.7%

14.7%

% instrument births using ventouse

57.0%

61.1%

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Caesarean

Trust Average

English Average

% women having caesarean

25.4%

23.5%

% women having caesarean adjusted for age

25.9%

22.4%

% women having caesarean adjusted for age and ethnicity

26.3%

22.2%

vbac (vaginal birth after caesarean) rate

31.0%

32.0%

% emergency caesareans following previous caesarean

24.6%

21.8%

% of emergency caesareans undertaken within 30 minutes of decision

 

92.8%

% caesareans which are non-elective

65.1%

59.0%

% women under 35 having caesarean

24.9%

22.4%

% women over 35 having caesarean

32.7%

33.3%

% primips having caesarean

29.4%

24.1%

% multips having caesarean

22.6%

26.8%

% emergency caesareans for 2nd or subsequent child

11.9%

11.5%

% women having general anaesthestic for caesarean

14.8%

9.9%

% women having general anaesthestic for elective caesarean

3.3%

4.7%

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Breech babies

Trust Average

English Average

% women offered ECV for a breech

 

58.3%

Babies turned using ECV

20.0%

41.2%

% singleton breech babies at 36 weeks where ECV attempted

 

35.0%

% singleton breech deliveries which were diagnosed prior to labour

 

19.5%

% singleton babies breech at term

 

3.8%

% elective caesareans for breech prior to week 39

66.7%

42.2%

% singleton breech babies at term delivered by caesarean

 

84.9%

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Problems immediately after the birth

Trust Average

English Average

Women per 1000 deliveries with eclampsia

2.4 (Number per 1000)

1.3 (Number per 1000)

% Women who delivered vaginally who had an episiotomy

7.5%

16.7%

% women who had an episiotomy or tear who received stitches in <1 hour

98.3%

87.4%

% women who had an episiotomy or tear who received stitches in <20 minutes

82.8%

57.7%

% Women from survey with 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear

8.0%

8.6%

% Women who delivered vaginally with 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear

0.9%

2.2%

% Women experiencing a primary postpartum haemorrhage (1000ml or more)

0.1%

3.3%

% Women with a primary postpartum haemorrhage of 2500ml or more

0.0%

0.2%

% women transferred to intensive care after a postpartum haemorrhage

0.0%

3.9%

Women per 1000 deliveries transferred to intensive care

1 (Number per 1000)

1.2 (Number per 1000)

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Hospital care

Trust Average

English Average

% women who considered their length of stay was about right

64.6%

72.3%

% women who considered their length of stay was too short

15.0%

13.1%

% women who considered their length of stay was too long

20.5%

14.7%

Average length of postnatal stay for normal delivery

1.3 (Days)

1.4 (Days)

Average length of stay for normal delivery -primip

 

4.6 (Days)

Average length of stay for normal delivery - multip

 

2.3 (Days)

Average length of postnatal stay for vaginal with intervention delivery

2.3 (Days)

2.3 (Days)

Average length of stay for vaginal with intervention delivery - primip

 

2.6 (Days)

Average length of stay for vaginal with intervention delivery - multip

6 (Days)

4.4 (Days)

Average length of postnatal stay for caesarean delivery

4 (Days)

3.4 (Days)

Average length of stay for caesarean delivery - primip

 

4.1 (Days)

Average length of stay for caesarean delivery - multip

6 (Days)

4.2 (Days)

% women who were given sufficient food

86.1%

77.3%

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Postnatal care at home

Trust Average

English Average

% women who were visited at home

99.2%

98.0%

Average age of baby at last midwife contact

15.3 (Days)

14.6 (Days)

% of women who would have liked more contact with midwife

17.6%

22.2%

Quality of transfer process to health visitor (score out of 5)

5 (Score out of 5)

4.4 (Score out of 5)

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

68.8%

66.1%

Average number of contacts with midwife after going home

5.0

4.4

Planned postnatal contacts

7

5.5

% planned postnatal contacts by midwife

85.7%

83.4%

% planned postnatal contacts at home

71.4%

80.7%

Hours of availability of drop-in-clinics

4 (Hours per week)

21.1 (Hours per week)

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Health checks

Trust Average

English Average

% babies having statutory examination of newborn

100%

98.5%

% babies with baby check completed prior to discharge

98.5%

95.1%

% women receiving a postnatal check up of their own health (survey)

87.0%

88.1%

Women re-admitted within 2 weeks of discharge

4 (Number per 1000)

5.4 (Number per 1000)

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Infant feeding

Trust Average

English Average

% women who put their baby to their breast (survey)

64.4%

80.1%

% women who initiated breastfeeding

50.9%

67.4%

% women who breastfed (at least in part) in the first few days

57.6%

76.0%

% of women who reported good advice, help and support on infant feeding

58.0%

58.0%

% women who discussed breastfeeding with midwife during pregnancy

82.9%

77.4%

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Neonatal care

Trust Average

English Average

Admissions to neonatal unit per 1000 babies born

80.1

102

% babies admitted to neonatal unit from survey

10.7%

10.4%

Tube feeding

Yes

60% Yes - 40%No

Phototherapy

Yes

99% Yes - 1%No

Intravenous antibiotics

Yes

57% Yes - 43%No

Other intravenous medicines

Yes

28% Yes - 72%No