Events
“NCMD is really helpful and informative; it’s great to finally have a ‘central’ point of contact” anonymous feedback to NCMD survey (October 2020)
NCMD participates in a variety of events relating to Child Death Review (CDR) and child health and social care throughout the year. From presentations, workshops, Q&As and other activities, the aim of our participation is to share our knowledge and understanding to improve and save children’s lives.
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Events and conferences
Past and future events (both NCMD and those in which we are involved) are listed in chronological order, with most recent first, below:
Exploring the impact of fuel poverty on children
A bite‑sized webinar from National Energy Action designed for frontline workers supporting expectant parents and families with children aged five and under.
In this session, we explore fuel poverty, carbon monoxide risks, and issues such as condensation and damp—looking closely at their causes and the impact they can have during pregnancy and early childhood.
New Thematic Report Launch: Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths
In this short session NCMD Director Professor Karen Luyt will unpack the key findings of the upcoming thematic report Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths, before being joined by a panel of the report’s authors to answer questions about these novel findings.
Implementing Working Together Changes for Child Death Review
This webinar will focus on the upcoming changes to the eCDOP system to support implementation of Working Together 2023.
New Thematic Report Launch: Children with Life-Limiting Conditions and Palliative and End of Life Care Needs
In this session NCMD Director Prof Karen Luyt will unpack findings from the NCMD report Children with Life-Limiting Conditions and Palliative and End of Life Care Needs.
CDOP Training: Reviewing Deaths of Children with Epilepsy
In this NCMD webinar Sylvia Stoianova, Deputy Director of NCMD, Colin Dunkley, Consultant Paediatrician and Clinical Lead for Epilepsy12 and Dr Rohini Rattihalli Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, will share key information for CDOPs to support comprehensive review of deaths of children with epilepsy.
Leaping into action: How insights from CDR led to new water safety campaign
In this NCMD webinar, Nichola Baldwin from the RLSS UK will share how insights from the CDR process led to the creation of a new water safety campaign.
New Pathway for Investigating Inherited Cardiac Conditions and how this relates to SUDIC
In this NCMD webinar, Professor Elijah Behr and Dr. Joanna Garstang discuss the new pathway for investigating deaths due to Inherited Cardiac Conditions.
Asylum Seekers Experiences – Childbirth in the asylum system
In this NCMD webinar Dr Bryony Kendall, Liverpool GP and a safeguarding lead for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, will speak about the experiences of asylum seekers with a particular focus on childbirth in the asylum system including a personal story of neonatal death.
Training for CDOPs: Completing an Asthma Review
In this NCMD webinar Vivienne Marsh, the Clinical Lead for CYP Asthma Transformation shares key information on Completing an Asthma Review.
Safer Sleeping Update 2025
Dr. Anna Pease, a research fellow working on the Baby Sleep Project, shares the latest insights and best practices for promoting safer infant sleep.