National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death

To ensure that a wide variety of medical and surgical studies are undertaken, the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) is currently running four projects, covering very different topics but all with the underpinning aim to review the quality of care received by patients in hospital. The areas being studied include the care of patients who undergo resuscitation in hospital; bariatric surgery for weight loss, death following a diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease and hospital treatment following a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

About NCEPOD

NCEPOD is an independent charitable organisation that reviews medical and surgical clinical practice and makes recommendations to improve the quality of the delivery of care for the benefit of the public. They do this by undertaking confidential surveys and research covering many different aspects of care and making recommendations for clinicians and management to implement.

You can read more on www.ncepod.org.uk >>

Latest Reports

• December 2011: Knowing the Risk: A review of the peri-operative care of surgical patients
• October 2011: Are We There Yet? A review of organisational and clinical aspects of children's surgery

Independent Advisory Group for the Medical and Surgical Programe

As the commissioner for this programme on behalf of the funding bodies, HQIP will be guided by an Independent Advisory Group on topic selection for the programme as well as progress and programme outputs.

You can read more about the CORP Independent Advisory Groups here >>

Note: As of 1 September 2011, HQIP is now responsible for the for the management and commissioning of the Clinical Outcome Review Programmes, previously the responsibility of the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). Note: These programmes are also known as Confidential Enquiries.  All enquiries relating to the programme should now be addressed directly to HQIP Clinical Outcome Review Programmes Business Manager Jenny Mooney (formerly holder of the same role at NPSA) via jenny.mooney@hqip.org.uk or 020 7469 2500.