The measurement and improvement of maternity service performance through inspection and rating: An observational study of maternity services in acute hospitals in England
Highlights • The performance of maternity departments varies and is a policy concern.• Inspection and ratings is a possible means to increase performance.• Routinely collected data may help measure the performance of maternity departments.• Using routine data, post-inspection performance was not associated with inspection scores.• Inspection and rating do not stimulate improvement on the performance measures studied.