Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on Mid Staffordshire General 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: Better performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.8

3.2

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

3

4.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

4

3.4

Maternal morbidity

3

3.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

2.8

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

5

2.6

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

4

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.2

Women Centred Care Score

2.6

3.0

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

4.2

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

2

3.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.6

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.2

Extent of choice in labour

1

3.0

Support for infant feeding

2

1.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

3.8

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

3

2.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.2

Staffing levels

3

3.6

Integration of support workers

2

3.8

Average cost per delivery

4

3.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

3

3.0

Data quality

4

2.8

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

3.4

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

3

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

2

3.2

*University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, Burton Hospitals NHS Trust, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust