Maternity care survey 2018: technical report

8. Outputs from the Survey

This section provides details of the outputs from the 2018 Maternity Care Survey that were published alongside the national report.

Local Level Results

Ahead of the 2018 survey, a review of how responses are allocated to NHS Boards was undertaken. A paper summarising the review and the new approach applied to the 2018 results is available at www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00545080.pdf.

The local level results for the survey – NHS Board and hospital – are available via an interactive dashboard which can be accessed at www.gov.scot/MaternitySurvey. 

The dashboard will include the following information:

• Per cent Positive Results: Results for all the per cent positive style questions in the survey (as listed in Annex A) for an area selected by the user. Statistical comparisons to the Scotland figure and results from previous surveys are also provided where appropriate.
• Information Questions: Results for all information questions, i.e. those questions that are not classed as per cent positive, for an area selected by the user. No statistical comparisons have been carried out on these questions.
• Response Rates & Demographics: Displays the response rate and demographic information for an area selected by the user.

More detailed notes on how to navigate and interpret the dashboards are provided within the dashboard itself.

Excel files containing results at local level are also available on the Scottish Government website at www.gov.scot/MaternitySurvey.

Infographics

Infographics looking at specific aspects of care across the maternity journey have been produced and are available on the Scottish Government website at www.gov.scot/MaternitySurvey.