The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) is an NHS-funded programme delivered by the University of Bristol. We gather information on all children who die in England, so that we can improve and save children’s lives in the future.
NCMD for professionals
NCMD has a range of resources for Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs) and other health and social care professionals working in Child Death Review (CDR)…
Child death review guidance
Guidance to support professionals to deliver robust child death reviews.
Events
We run free events for child death review professionals and other audiences.
Safety notices
Safety notices for professionals to share with families.
Publications
NCMD’s annual and thematic reports, newsletters, blog articles and more.
NCMD for families
“One of the things you want most when your child dies is learning so that another parent doesn’t go through the same devastating experience,” bereaved mother
Latest news and updates
Medical community warned of maternal charging risks
A new editorial published today in the BMJ and co-authored by the NCMD warns...
Covid deaths in children rare, new study of NCMD data shows
Update 25 November 2021 It has been brought to our attention that this paper...
Public Sector Focus publishes article on NCMD’s thematic report on Child Mortality & Deprivation
New article in Public Sector Focus on NCMD’s thematic report on Child Mortality and Deprivation
NCMD Second Annual Report: Findings shared at online event
Featuring a presentation by NCMD’s Programme, Professor Karen Luyt, this event highlighted the key findings from the NCMD second annual report.
Dissemination event: NCMD second annual report
An online event will be held on 22 June to disseminate the findings from our second annual report.
Deprivation report: Findings shared at online event
The key findings from NCMD’s report on social deprivation were shared at an online event on 18 May – a recording and presentation slides are both available…