Commissioner for

End of life care

Here, we signpost to our programmes, reports, and other resources and news related to end of life care.

HQIP / Care area / End of life care

Programmes

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL)

National Clinical Audit

National comparative audit of the quality and outcomes of care experienced by the dying person, and those important to them, during the last admission leading to death in England, Wales and Jersey.

Latest reports

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14 Aug 2025

End of life care – 2024 State of the Nations report

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL)

Based on care delivered from January to December 2024, this report from the National Audit...

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10 Jul 2025

Life-limiting conditions, and palliative and end-of-life care

National Child Mortality Database (NCMD)

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has published a report about service provision and policy...

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14 Nov 2024

End of life care – Planning for the End

Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has published Planning for the...

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13 Jul 2023

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) 2022/23 report

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL)

The National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) has published its latest...

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14 Jul 2022

National Audit of Care at the End of Life: Mental health spotlight audit summary report 2021/22

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL)

The National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) has published its latest...

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Who we work with

Welsh Government

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Nursing

NHS Benchmarking Network

King’s College London

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