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

8 Oct 2026

Emergency laparotomy – eleventh patient report

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

This report examines the care of more than 21,000 patients undergoing emergency bowel surgery across England,...

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Surgery & perioperative

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...

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News 8 Oct 2026

Surgery & perioperative

Programmes

Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme

National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

National Vascular Registry (NVR)

Latest reports

Emergency laparotomy – eleventh patient report

Patients who do not undergo an emergency laparotomy

Emergency paediatric surgery

Acute limb ischaemia

Vascular care – State of the Nation report 2025

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Benchmarking data published

Deadline extension: Robotic surgery registry tender

HQIP announces tender for innovative robotic surgery registry

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