New improvement reports published

8 Oct 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:

Musculoskeletal & rheumatology

• Beyond hip fracture; Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit (FFFAP) – National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) report examines both preventative care before a fall and the quality of care provided afterwards.
• Rheumatology; National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) – State of the Nation summary report 2026 highlights that earlier assessment and treatment continue to be associated with better patient outcomes.
• Joints; National Joint Registry (NJR) – annual report 2026 contains full analysis of hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle joints, and shows a continued reduction in joint revision surgery.

More reports and resources on: Musculoskeletal & rheumatology

Emergency bowel surgery

• Emergency laparotomy; National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) – eleventh patient report shows continued improvements in outcomes, with 30-day mortality falling to 8.1%, while highlighting ongoing variation.

More reports and resources on: Surgery & perioperative

Mental health

• Early intervention in psychosis; National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP) – State of the Nation 2026 report highlights substantial variation in access to NICE-recommended interventions.

More reports and resources on: Mental health

Maternity, perinatal & neonatal

• Neonatal care; National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) – Summary report on 2025 data examines partnership in care, neonatal care processes and neonatal outcomes.

More reports and resources on: Maternity, perinatal & neonatal

Cancer

• Bowel cancer; National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA) – State of the Nation report highlights continued progress in several areas of bowel cancer care, alongside persistent variation in practice and outcomes.
• Prostate cancer; National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) – State of the Nation report shows that the number of prostate cancer diagnoses continues to rise rapidly.
• Kidney cancer; National Kidney Cancer Audit (NKCA) – State of the Nation report examines diagnosis, surgery and systemic treatment, finding that biopsy use remains low and surgical delays have worsened (this report was published on 22nd Sept 2026).

More reports and resources on: Cancer

Further data

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

• Suicide: Mental Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme – National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) – Quarterly data update.
• Cancer: National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) – Quarterly data update from all 10 cancer audits.

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

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