Maternity Units In County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | |||
Bishop Auckland Hospital |
MLU |
Main Switchboard: 01388 454000 |
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Darlington Memorial Hospital |
CU |
Main Switchboard: 01325 380100 |
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University Hospital of North Durham |
CUMLU |
Main Switchboard: 0191 333 2333 |
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CU = Consultant Unit, MLU = Midwife Led Unit, GPU = GP Led Unit | |||
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All NHS Trusts in England that provide maternity services have carried out a survey in 2007 to find out what women think about the maternity care they have received, as part of a national programme led by the Healthcare Commission. The results of this survey for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust can be viewed here. |
The Healthcare Commission review of maternity services explored how organisations in the NHS are improving the way in which they deliver maternity services. Twenty-five indicators grouped under the three themes of clinical focus, women centred care and efficiency and capability were chosen as the basis for the assessment.
Trusts are placed into the four categories - least well performing, fair performing, better performing and best performing. The review is based on relative assessments and the overall assessment of least well performing implies that a trust is lagging behind other trusts in some key delivery areas. It does not in itself suggest unacceptable practice.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust |
Best performing |
Better performing | |
Best performing | |
Best performing | |
Best performing | |
Best performing |
This trust has been rated by the Healthcare Commission as: Best performing
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Clinical Focus Score |
3.8 |
This includes the extent to which trusts are meeting guidelines for clinical best practice, drawing on the National Service Framework for Maternity Services and NICE guidance. These indicators therefore reflect the views of clinicians on best practice. |
Women Centred Care Score |
3.8 |
This includes access to antenatal care and the extent of choice in labour and the quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge. Many of these indicators are based on women’s views of their care. |
Efficiency and Capability Score |
3.4 |
This includes staffing levels, and the homeliness of the delivery rooms. |