Benchmarking data published

2 Feb 2026

The following dataset has been published on the National Clinical Audit Benchmarking (NCAB) website, HQIP’s online portal which provides access to national audit performance data.

• The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA). This data was updated on NCAB on 27 January 2026 from the NELA report published October 2025, covering data from April 2023 to April 2024.

NCAB is an online portal, hosted by HQIP, which provides access to national audit performance data. Users do not need to register, and can access audit benchmarked data searchable by speciality, Trust, hospital or unit. For all datasets currently published, go to the NCAB site.