Latest news: August 2026 eBulletin

27 Aug 2026

The August edition of HQIP’s eBulletin is out now! It features the latest news and updates relating to clinical audit, outcome reviews and data-informed healthcare improvement, including:

What’s new?

CAAW26 Innovation award case studies – MRSA and End of Life Care
Tender: National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre
Premarket engagement: National Audit of Care at the End of Life

In other news

Latest news from the National Child Mortality Database
National Hip Fracture Database Data Entry Open Forum
Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme recruiting Patient and Carer Panel members

Read HQIP’s latest eBulletin here.

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New improvement reports published

13 Aug 2026

We are pleased to announce that the following NEW RESOURCES to support improvement in healthcare, from HQIP’s audits and programmes, have been published:

End of life care

State of the Nations report; National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) – This report shows encouraging improvements in several aspects of care, with overall access to specialist palliative care remaining stable at 97% of hospital providers. It also highlights areas requiring further attention.
Mental health spotlight audit report; National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) – This report highlights the unique challenges and opportunities associated with delivering end of life care in mental health settings.

More reports and resources on: End of life care; and mental health.

Maternity and perinatal care

State of the Nation report; National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) – This report presents findings from almost 600,000 singleton births in NHS maternity services across England, Scotland and Wales during 2024 – highlighting inequalities in timely access to maternity care and changing patterns of birth.

More reports and resources on: Maternity, perinatal and neonatal care; and health inequalities.

All reports: All HQIP-commissioned reports can be accessed via our dedicated reports webpage.

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