Restricted to consultant units with more than 500 births per year, and those units for which data exists.
Sources of data:
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |
36.3% |
Newham Hospital |
34.2% |
Broomfield Hospital |
32.6% |
Barnet General Hospital |
32.3% |
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, UCH |
32.3% |
Lowest Rates |
|
St Mary's Hospital, Manchester |
17.8% |
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital |
17.8% |
South Tyneside District Hospital |
17.5% |
Kings Mill Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield |
17.1% |
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby |
16.2% |
Staffordshire General Hospital |
15.4% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Princess Royal Maternity Hospital |
32.0% |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
31.9% |
Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Crosshouse Hospital |
28.8% |
Aberdeen Maternity Hospital |
28.4% |
St John's at Howden, Livingston |
28.0% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Wishaw General Hospital |
25.4% |
Stirling Royal Infirmary |
24.9% |
Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy |
21.6% |
Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
19.4% |
Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin |
17.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantristant |
34.3% |
West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen |
31.8% |
Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth |
30.3% |
Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest |
29.6% |
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Rhyl |
29.5% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Singleton Hospital, Swansea |
27.3% |
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport |
25.7% |
Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor |
24.1% |
Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor |
23.6% |
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff |
23.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Broomfield Hospital |
32.6% |
Southend Hospital |
29.3% |
Colchester General Hospital |
28.9% |
Rosie Maternity Hospital |
28.4% |
Watford General Hospital |
27.9% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon |
23.4% |
Peterborough Maternity Unit |
22.8% |
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital |
22.2% |
Bedford Hospital |
22.2% |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn |
21.9% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital |
36.3% |
Newham Hospital |
34.2% |
Barnet General Hospital |
32.3% |
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, UCH |
32.3% |
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington |
32.1% |
Lowest Rates |
|
North Middlesex Hospital |
25.2% |
Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington |
25.0% |
West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth |
24.2% |
St Georges Hospital, Tooting |
23.8% |
Croydon University Hospital |
23.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Furness General Hospital |
26.5% |
Ormskirk DGH |
26.5% |
Victoria Hospital, Blackpool |
26.0% |
Burnley General Hospital |
25.9% |
Wythenshawe Hospital |
25.7% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Royal Bolton Hospital |
22.2% |
Arrowe Park Hospital, Birkenhead |
21.7% |
Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne |
21.0% |
North Manchester General Hospital |
19.6% |
St Mary's Hospital, Manchester |
17.8% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
York District Hospital |
27.0% |
Harrogate District Hospital |
26.0% |
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle |
25.6% |
Wansbeck General Hospital |
25.6% |
Calderdale Royal Hospital |
25.0% |
Lowest Rates |
|
St James's University Hospital, Leeds |
20.9% |
Bradford Royal Infirmary |
20.8% |
Scarborough General Hospital |
20.4% |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead |
19.0% |
South Tyneside District Hospital |
17.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Epsom General Hospital |
29.7% |
East Surrey Hospital, Redhill |
29.2% |
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton |
29.2% |
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading |
29.1% |
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital |
28.9% |
Lowest Rates |
|
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford |
22.9% |
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital |
22.5% |
The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford |
22.3% |
Conquest Hospital, St Leonards on Sea |
21.5% |
St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight |
18.5% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Dorset County Hospital |
29.7% |
Poole Hospital |
28.1% |
Royal Devon and Exeter Wonford Hospital |
27.5% |
The Great Western Hospital, Swindon |
27.3% |
Musgrove Park Hospital |
27.1% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Yeovil District Hospital |
24.0% |
St Michael's Hospital, Bristol |
23.7% |
Torbay Hospital |
23.3% |
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro |
22.2% |
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth |
21.1% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Jessop Wing |
29.1% |
Leicester Royal Infirmary |
24.3% |
Scunthorpe General Hospital |
23.8% |
Doncaster Royal Infirmary |
23.6% |
Lincoln County Hospital |
23.0% |
Royal Derby Hospital |
23.0% |
Lowest Rates |
|
Bassetlaw DGH, Worksop |
20.7% |
Barnsley DGH |
19.1% |
Nottingham University Hospital City Hospital Campus |
18.6% |
Kings Mill Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield |
17.1% |
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby |
16.2% |
Highest Rates |
Caesarean Rate |
|---|---|
University Hospital, Coventry |
28.8% |
County Hospital, Hereford |
28.4% |
Russells Hall Hospital |
28.1% |
Manor Hospital, Walsall |
27.7% |
Queen's Hospital, Burton upon Trent |
26.8% |
Lowest Rates |
|
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton |
24.4% |
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital |
24.2% |
George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton |
21.6% |
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital |
17.8% |
Staffordshire General Hospital |
15.4% |