Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for Royal West Sussex NHS Trust

A detailed report on Royal West Sussex 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: Best performing

This trust

The average of 5 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

2.9

3.2

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

4

3.2

Availability of NICE recommended screening

3

2.8

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

1

3.0

Maternal morbidity

5

3.4

Postnatal care of women and babies

3

3.2

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

1

3.2

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.4

Teamworking and supervision

4

3.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.8

3.4

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

2

3.0

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

5

2.8

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

4

2.8

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

4

3.4

Extent of choice in labour

5

4.0

Support for infant feeding

4

3.8

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

4

3.4

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

2

3.8

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.2

2.9

Staffing levels

2

2.6

Integration of support workers

4

3.6

Average cost per delivery

3

2.8

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

2

3.2

Data quality

4

3.0

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

3

2.0

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

4

3.0

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

2.6

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

4

3.4

*Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust, Isle Of Wight NHS PCT, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust