Resources
“Brilliant, I really like the format – an ‘at a glance’ visual picture of our completed reviews” CDOP Co-ordinator (Data Monitoring Reports)
NCMD hosts a range of resources for CDOPs and other health and social care professionals working in Child Death Review (please note that information for bereaved families can be found here)…
Publications
Latest publications and reports:
The NCMD’s impact in 2024
This report explores the impact of the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) programme in 2024. 2024 was an exceptional year for the NCMD. We've published a range of publications, including two thematic reports (on deaths of children with a learning disability and...
Critical central venous line complications in neonates
This briefing describes findings from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) in relation to critical central venous line complications in neonates. The report includes recommendations set out by the British Association of...
Deaths in children in England from SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first 2 years of the pandemic: a cohort study
COVID-19 pandemic caused over 14 million deaths worldwide and while children and young people (CYP) may have a significantly lower risk of death from the virus compared to adults, the pandemic led to widespread and profound changes in daily life. To protect those...
Blogs
Latest blogs:
Jonathan Griffiths: Can you sit beside me on my mourning bench?
Jonathan Griffiths, GP and bereaved parent When our son, Joseph, was 10 months old, just before Christmas in 2003, he developed a non-blanching rash. This is the kind of rash that parents are told to watch out for – a rash that doesn’t fade away when you press on it –...
Oliver’s Allergy Journey
Sarah O'Toole, Oliver's mum, reflects on her son's allergy journey Oliver was our first baby—an IVF baby—born in March 2020. His arrival was difficult, and just two weeks after we brought him home, the country went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Anna Pease: Preventing Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy for families with infants at increased risk
Anna Pease, Research Fellow, University of Bristol The recent publication of the Darzi Report lays bare some of the fundamental needs for a healthy population. The report describes health visitors as “crucial to development in the first five years of life” and the...
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
NCMD for professionals
