This programme focuses on a variety of topics to assess the quality of healthcare provided to children. It makes recommendations, generated by healthcare professionals, parents, patients, carers and lay members, to support improvements in the care of future patients. The focus of its work is on quality rather than causation or outcomes, and a non-blaming, clinically-led narrative supports strong clinical engagement, ensuring impact of the programme’s reports.
NCEPOD’s commitment to promoting transparency and continuous learning is essential in our ever-evolving healthcare landscape. The recommendations derived from NCEPOD reports are not only invaluable for individual institutions, but also provide a broader framework that can be implemented across the entire NHS. This encourages a culture of safety and accountability that is vital for both healthcare professionals and patients alike.” Association of Anaesthetists
Supporting improvement
This programme aims to facilitate improvements in safety and effectiveness by systematically enabling clinicians, managers and policy makers to learn from adverse events and other relevant data.
Call for topics
This programme runs an open call for topics each year – if there is an area of healthcare you would like them to consider, go to the NCEPOD website.
Latest reports
Emergency paediatric surgery
- Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
The Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme (delivered by NCEPOD) has released Right Place, Right...
Child health – juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), which is part of the...
Children and young people with testicular torsion
- Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has published Twist and Shout,...
The Inbetweeners – a review of the transition from CYP into adult health services
- Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
The Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme has published The Inbetweeners, a review of the...
Child Health – Long-term Ventilation
- Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
Long-term ventilation (LTV) refers to various types of respiratory support provided every day for a...
