CDR guidance and support
“NCMD is a really important resource that works to support CDR professionals” CDOP Lead for Child Death
The following range of resources and guidance is designed to support CDOPs and other CDR professionals to deliver a robust CDR process. From arranging a CDR meeting through to effective completion of forms, we are working to continually add to this set of resources over the duration of the programme.
More resources from NCMD
Forms
Available on request (by email): Sample analysis form.
More guidance to support effective form completion is listed below…
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Child suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic in England [Elsevier]
This paper, published in Elsevier’s Journal of Affective Disorders, uses the National Child Mortality Database’s unique data to show that overall child deaths by suicide did not increase during the Covid-19 pandemic – though there is some evidence that they were...
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Child deaths in England after Covid-19 infection during the first pandemic year [Nature]
This paper, published in Nature Medicine and based on National Child Mortality Database data, shows that in the first year of the pandemic, 25 children and young people in England died of Covid-19.In the first year of the pandemic, between March 2020 and February...
Covid deaths in children: What impact has the pandemic had on child mortality?
by Professor Karen Luyt Programme Lead for the National Child Mortality Database and Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Here at the National Child Mortality Database we’re often...
Suicide in Children and Young People report launch
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt shares key findings from the Database's second thematic report, which found that 108 children and young people are likely to have died by suicide between April 2019 and March 2020.
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 has been covered by a number of media outlets using headlines that minimise the deaths of children. Every child death is a tragedy, and we have reached out to the newspapers concerned to ask...
Child death review data release 2021
This data release covers child deaths notified and reviewed between 2020 and 2021, and gives readers an opportunity to explore comprehensive child death review data for themselves. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) was notified of 3,068 child deaths in...
Maternal NHS charging: A threat to maternal and neonatal health
by Dr Nikesh Parekh Public Health Medical Associate and CDOP Chair, Royal Borough of Greenwich and GP, Seaford Medical Practice. Neonatal deaths represent 42% of all child deaths in England. These deaths are not inevitable, but while many countries are making progress...
Child mortality and social deprivation report launch
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt gives an introduction to the Database's thematic report on social deprivation and child mortality, which finds a clear association between the risk of child death and their level of deprivation.
NCMD annual report launch 2021
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt gives an introduction to the Database's second annual report. Based on data for the 3,347 children who died in England between 2019 and 2020, the report provides analysis and recommendations to save lives in future.
Suicide in Children and Young People
This report, the second thematic report from the NCMD, looks at deaths that occurred or were reviewed by a child death overview panel between 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020.
Meetings and JAR
Guidance to support effective meetings and JAR.
Child suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic in England [Elsevier]
This paper, published in Elsevier’s Journal of Affective Disorders, uses the National Child Mortality Database’s unique data to show that overall child deaths by suicide did not increase during the Covid-19 pandemic – though there is some evidence that they were...
Child deaths in England after Covid-19 infection during the first pandemic year [Nature]
This paper, published in Nature Medicine and based on National Child Mortality Database data, shows that in the first year of the pandemic, 25 children and young people in England died of Covid-19.In the first year of the pandemic, between March 2020 and February...
Covid deaths in children: What impact has the pandemic had on child mortality?
by Professor Karen Luyt Programme Lead for the National Child Mortality Database and Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Here at the National Child Mortality Database we’re often...
Suicide in Children and Young People report launch
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt shares key findings from the Database's second thematic report, which found that 108 children and young people are likely to have died by suicide between April 2019 and March 2020.
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 has been covered by a number of media outlets using headlines that minimise the deaths of children. Every child death is a tragedy, and we have reached out to the newspapers concerned to ask...
Child death review data release 2021
This data release covers child deaths notified and reviewed between 2020 and 2021, and gives readers an opportunity to explore comprehensive child death review data for themselves. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) was notified of 3,068 child deaths in...
Maternal NHS charging: A threat to maternal and neonatal health
by Dr Nikesh Parekh Public Health Medical Associate and CDOP Chair, Royal Borough of Greenwich and GP, Seaford Medical Practice. Neonatal deaths represent 42% of all child deaths in England. These deaths are not inevitable, but while many countries are making progress...
Child mortality and social deprivation report launch
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt gives an introduction to the Database's thematic report on social deprivation and child mortality, which finds a clear association between the risk of child death and their level of deprivation.
NCMD annual report launch 2021
NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt gives an introduction to the Database's second annual report. Based on data for the 3,347 children who died in England between 2019 and 2020, the report provides analysis and recommendations to save lives in future.
Suicide in Children and Young People
This report, the second thematic report from the NCMD, looks at deaths that occurred or were reviewed by a child death overview panel between 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020.
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Other useful information
Key links and information can be found below…
Statutory information:
- Statutory Child Death Review (CDR) forms
- List of local Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs) from DHSC
- Child Death Review Statutory and Operational Guidance
- Guidance on inter-agency working, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018)
For families:
- When A Child Dies leaflet
- Information from the NHS, Learning From Deaths
- NCMD postcard for families
- Information from Sands about neonatal death
- Information from Lullaby Trust on sudden and unexpected death
- More for families from NCMD
More from NCMD:
- NCMD webinars for CDR professionals
- COVID-19 and child death
- NCMD 2019 annual report
- All NCMD publications
- Safety notices
- NCMD blog
- NCMD newsletters
- CDR background
- NCMD’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Also available on request (by email): Advice and flowchart on Terminations of Pregnancy (ToP)
- A complete list of all resources from NCMD can be found here.
More from the sector:
- Key links from other organisations