New reports published

11 Jun 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:

Respiratory care: State of the Nation 2026 report; National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) – Shows encouraging trends within COPD, children and young people’s asthma, and pulmonary rehabilitation, particularly for measures reflecting delivery of fundamental care.

Adults with a learning disability when admitted to hospital acutely unwell: Review of care; Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme / National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) – Key findings include those that relate to: reasonable adjustments for patients with a learning disability; the use of decision support tools to aid assessment of mental capacity; patient engagement; and equitable acute hospital learning disability services.

Perinatal Mortality Surveillance: State of the Nation report; Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme (MBRRACE-UK) – Finds that the rates of baby death continued to decrease in 2024, but inequalities linked to deprivation, ethnicity and prematurity remain.

Ovarian cancer: State of the Nation report; National Ovarian Cancer Audit (NOCA / NATCAN) – Audit of the care received by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 in England, and between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 in Wales.

Dementia: Survey of Memory Assessment Services; National Audit of Dementia (NAD) – Reveals continued pressure on clinical services and shows that patients are experiencing further increases in wait times for assessment and diagnosis.

Further data

In addition, we are pleased to share that the following data is also expected to be shared by our programme(s):

Vascular care: 2nd quarterly release 2026; National Vascular Registry.

NEW article on dementia care

“There needs to be an emphasis on providing tailored services to meet local needs, to avoid a generic model that supposedly ‘fits all’,” Phil, patient

This article examines how insights from this report – and the work of the audit more generally – provides an important opportunity to improve care, patient experience and safety. Read in full.

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