South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust

http://www.sthct.nhs.uk/

This Trust has been rated as "Best performing" by the Healthcare Commission

This NHS Trust has provided information to the Healthcare Commission about its maternity services which has been made available to the public. The Healthcare Commission has used this information to rate how well this hospital is performing in different areas of maternity care.

• What maternity care is offered at this Trust (Detailed information collected from survey results, and compared with the national average.)
• What women think about the maternity care at this Trust. (Detailed information collected from survey results, and compared with the national average.)
• Detailed maternity services Performance Score for this Trust. (Scores for 25 different aspects of care, compared with the average of nearby Trusts.)

Compare the Overall Perfomance with Nearby Trusts

NHS Trusts have been placed into four categories - least well performing, fair performing, better performing and best performing. These categories only show how hospitals perform relative to each other; they do not show absolute levels of quality of care.

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing
City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	Best performing