New improvement reports published

12 Nov 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:

Pleural procedures; Medical and Surgical Clinical Outcome Review Programme (NCEPOD) – A Shared Aspiration is a review of the quality of care provided to adults who underwent a chest drain insertion or pleural aspiration.

Vascular care; National Vascular Registry (NVR) – State of the Nation report reviews vascular care delivered across NHS services during 2025, focusing on variation.

Stroke care; Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) – State of the Nation Report 2025-26 highlights continued improvements across several areas of stroke care, while identifying important opportunities to reduce variation and improve patient outcomes further.

Paediatric diabetes; National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) – Workforce Spotlight Audit 2024/25 report highlights workforce findings in relation to paediatric diabetes care.

Child mortality: Child Death Review data release 2026, National Child Mortality Database (NCMD). This data release summarises information about child deaths in England up to 31 March 2026, and the findings of reviews carried out by a Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) on or before 31 March 2026.

Further data

In addition, note that the following data is also expected to be available from our programmes: 

• Cardiovascular disease; CVDPREVENT – June 2026 data

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

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