North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

http://www.ncumbria.nhs.uk/acute/home.aspx

Maternity Units In North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	CU	Web	Main Switchboard: 01228 523444 Maternity: 01228 814263 Community Midwives: 01228 814872 or 01228 814873
Penrith Hospital	GPU		Main Switchboard: 01768 245300
West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven	CU		Main Switchboard: 01946 693181
CU = Consultant Unit, MLU = Midwife Led Unit, GPU = GP Led Unit

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.

North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Best performing

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Better performing

North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	Best performing
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust	Better performing