The measurement and improvement of maternity service performance through inspection and rating: An observational study of maternity services in acute hospitals in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether the prior performance of maternity services, as measured by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists performance indicators, is associated with ratings by the Care Quality Commission at subsequent inspection, and whether performance changes occur after inspection.

Methods

We used hospital activity data from 176 maternity sites inspected between October 2013 and March 2016 to generate a set of performance indicators developed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. We linked these data to Care Quality Commission data on inspection dates and rating scores and used regression models, controlling for site level effects, to estimate the relationships between inspection ratings and performance indicators before and after i

SUBMITTER: Allen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature