Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

A detailed report on Ipswich Hospital 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: Better performing

This trust

The average of 4 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.0

3.3

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

2.8

Availability of NICE recommended screening

4

3.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

1

2.5

Maternal morbidity

5

3.0

Postnatal care of women and babies

2

3.5

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

3.8

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

3

3.5

Teamworking and supervision

3

3.5

Women Centred Care Score

3.6

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

3.5

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

2.5

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

3.0

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

3

3.0

Extent of choice in labour

4

4.0

Support for infant feeding

4

3.0

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

2

2.3

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

4.0

Efficiency and Capability Score

2.9

2.9

Staffing levels

2

2.5

Integration of support workers

2

3.3

Average cost per delivery

3

3.5

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

2.5

Data quality

2

4.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

2

2.5

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

5

2.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

2.8

*Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust, Mid Essex Hospital services NHS Trust, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust