The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) is an NHS funded programme, delivered by the University of Bristol, that gathers information on all children who die in England. We aim to learn lessons that could improve and save children’s lives in the future.
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)…
CDR guidance
Guidance to support CDOPs and CDR professionals to deliver robust reviews.
Webinars
A series of FREE webinars aimed at CDOPs and other CDR professionals.
Safety notices
Safety notices for professionals to share with families.
Publications
NCMD’s annual and thematic reports, newsletters, blog articles and more.
COVID-19
The latest COVID-19 information for CDOPs, CDR professionals and others working in the sector…
Briefing published: Child suicide during COVID-19
Child Suicide Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic in England: Real-time SurveillanceThis briefing, which is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England, describes the findings from our real-time surveillance system...
COVID-19 Information for CDR professionals
Child death review data significant in the fight against COVID-19.We are uniquely placed to our statutory position as a conduit for child death data across the whole country to support the fight against COVID-19. As such, we have established a real-time surveillance...
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
Blog: “The value of short lives”
In light of the publication of our second annual report, NCMD Manager, Vicky Sleap tells us what learning from child deaths means to her…
NEW: NCMD second annual report published
Our second annual report – based on data from April 2019 to March 2020 – is available online.
‘Super strong’ magnets
UK Safety Alert issued for small high-powered magnetic products.
Dissemination event: NCMD second annual report
An online event will be held on 22 June to disseminate the findings from our second annual report.
REPORT: Child Mortality and Social Deprivation
The latest report from NCMD finds that the risk of child death in England is linked to deprivation.
NCMD to feature in RCPCH 2021 conference
NCMD’s Professor Karen Luyt will be presenting on child mortality and deprivation at RCPCH’s online conference on 15 June 2021.