The NCMD team is delighted to announce that Anna Freud has joined our programme. We are pleased to announce that children’s charity Anna Freud has joined the NCMD Programme. As the newest partner in the NCMD programme, Anna Freud will join quality improvement experts...
Publications
Our publications section carries all NCMD reports, briefings and data releases. Here you’ll find in-depth analysis of overall child mortality in England, deep dives into specific causes of death with recommendations for improvement in the future, and complete data releases that give you a chance to explore the unique data we hold for yourself.
Deaths of children and young people due to traumatic incidents stakeholder briefing
In this short session NCMD Director Professor Karen Luyt unpacks the key findings of the report, before being joined by a panel of the report’s authors to answer questions about these novel findings. The session covers the following: Deaths of all children who died...
Deaths of children and young people due to traumatic incidents
This report draws on data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate traumatic deaths in children and young people, and to draw out learning and recommendations for service providers and policymakers. Every child or young person who dies as a...
Stakeholder briefing: Deaths of children and young people due to traumatic incidents
Webinar: Monday 17 July, 1300–1400 Online, with free registration in advance If you attended this event, you can find answers to the questions we did not have time to respond to here. The latest report from the NCMD, Deaths of children and young people due to...
Self-feeding baby pillows unsafe
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued guidance on self-feeding baby pillows and prop feeders which present a risk of serious harm or death to infants. For some years the NCMD has been working with OPSS to ensure that the best evidence about...
Cleaning product safety
UK Safety Alert issued for small high-powered magnetic products.
Child death reviews in 2023: Spring update webinar
In this webinar NCMD Data Manager Tom Williams provides a general update on the work that the NCMD has been doing and the key issues currently facing child death review professionals. The session will cover: NCMD Update Chief Coroner Guidance on Terminations of...
Child death reviews: forms for reporting child deaths
Forms to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.Back to: Home | Other guidance
Child death reviews in 2023: Spring update
In this NCMD webinar participants will get an overview of the NCMD’s recent work and key updates to the child death review process.






