Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Performance Scores for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

A detailed report on East Lancashire 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 6 nearby* trusts

Clinical Focus Score

3.1

3.2

Women not receiving NICE recommended number of antenatal appointments

5

3.5

Availability of NICE recommended screening

2

2.5

Appropriate use of caesarean sections

3

3.0

Maternal morbidity

4

4.2

Postnatal care of women and babies

4

3.3

Progress on implementing Mental Health NICE guidance

2

1.8

Extent that staff are trained in core maternity skills

2

3.0

Teamworking and supervision

3

4.0

Women Centred Care Score

3.3

3.2

Average time between first making contact and booking appointment

4

2.8

Choice and continuity for antenatal care

3

3.0

% of women offered an informed choice for screening tests

2

3.3

% of women attending NHS antenatal classes who wanted to

2

2.8

Extent of choice in labour

4

3.7

Support for infant feeding

4

3.3

Quality of support in caring for the baby after discharge

3

4.0

Stakeholder involvement in service planning and evaluation

4

2.3

Efficiency and Capability Score

3.1

3.3

Staffing levels

4

3.2

Integration of support workers

2

2.8

Average cost per delivery

3

3.2

Delivery of hospital based antenatal care

4

3.3

Data quality

2

3.2

Appropriate involvement of obstetricians and midwives in antenatal care

4

2.7

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

3

3.8

Homeliness of delivery rooms

3

3.3

Women’s view of cleanliness of delivery and postnatal areas

3

4.2

*Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Airedale NHS Trust, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust