Surgery & perioperative

Here, we signpost to our programmes, reports, and other resources and news related to surgery and perioperative care.

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Programmes

Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme

Clinical Outcome Review

Focuses on a variety of topics to assess the quality of healthcare provided to patients.

National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)

National Clinical Audit

Designed to raise the quality, safety, and consistency of major elective surgery within NHS services in England and publicly funded care in Jersey.

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

National Clinical Audit

Aims to improve the quality of care for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

National Vascular Registry (NVR)

National Clinical Audit, Registry

Measures the quality and outcomes of care for patients who undergo major vascular surgery in NHS hospitals.

Registry

Latest reports

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14 May 2026

Patients who do not undergo an emergency laparotomy

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

Based on patients admitted to hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland between 24 April 2024 and 31...

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End of life care

11 Dec 2025

Emergency paediatric surgery

Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme

The Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme (delivered by NCEPOD) has released Right Place, Right...

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Paediatrics & child health

13 Nov 2025

Acute limb ischaemia

Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has published Risking Life and...

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Surgery & perioperative

13 Nov 2025

Vascular care – State of the Nation report 2025

National Vascular Registry (NVR)

This report from the National Vascular Registry (NVR) provides an audit of care received by...

9 Oct 2025

Emergency laparotomy – tenth patient report

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) has published its tenth patient report, which examines care...

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Surgery & perioperative

Related event

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CAAW26 Data-Informed Improvement: From Insight to Impact – morning session

From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Online

Clinical Audit Awareness Week (CAAW) 2026 concludes with a focus on turning evidence into results, demonstrating how data-driven programmes can improve care and make a lasting difference to patients and services. We will look at how audit and similar programmes support practical action on the ground, helping teams and systems to...

Jun

2026