A detailed report on East Kent 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: Fair performing | This trust | The average of 5 nearby* trusts |
Clinical Focus Score |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments |
3 |
3.8 |
Availability of NICE recommended screening |
4 |
3.2 |
Appropriate use of caesarean sections |
3 |
2.8 |
Maternal morbidity |
4 |
3.2 |
Postnatal care of women and babies |
2 |
3.0 |
Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance |
1 |
2.0 |
Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills |
3 |
3.6 |
Teamworking and supervision |
4 |
2.6 |
Women Centred Care Score |
3.4 |
2.9 |
Average time between first making contact and booking appointment |
3 |
2.8 |
Choice and continuity for antenatal care |
5 |
4.2 |
% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests |
3 |
2.6 |
% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to |
2 |
2.4 |
Extent of choice in labour |
4 |
3.0 |
Support for infant feeding |
2 |
2.6 |
Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge |
3 |
2.6 |
Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation |
5 |
2.8 |
Efficiency and Capability Score |
2.3 |
3.1 |
Staffing levels |
1 |
2.8 |
Integration of support workers |
3 |
3.6 |
Average cost per delivery |
3 |
2.8 |
Delivery of hospital based antenatal care |
2 |
4.0 |
Data quality |
1 |
2.8 |
Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care |
3 |
2.4 |
% of women who considered their length of stay was about right |
3 |
3.0 |
Homeliness of delivery rooms |
3 |
3.6 |
Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas |
2 |
2.6 |
*Medway NHS Trust, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge wells NHS Trust, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | ||