Routine reporting
The NCMD produces a range of routine reports to support monitoring of infant and child mortality across England. These are published on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, with each report being designed for a specific audience or purpose.
Professionals who wish to receive any of these routine reports are encouraged to get in touch with us directly at ncmd-programme@bristol.ac.uk and access will be considered.
Infant and Child Mortality in England
This report provides an overview of rolling 12-month mortality rates across neonatal, infant and 1–17 year old age groups, at both regional and Integrated Care Board (ICB) level, and how the rates compare to the national level. Recipients include Child Death Overview Panels, Chief and Deputy Chief Midwives, Lead Obstetricians, Specialised Commissioning Directors, Managers and Analysts across each region, public health teams, quality improvement and development leads, analysts at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), and ICB safeguarding teams.
Frequency: updated quarterly.
Individual ICB Reports
Individual ICB-level reports are produced as PDFs and distributed to CDOPs, who share them onwards with ICB contacts. Each report provides an overview of mortality rates for neonatal, infant and 1–17 year old age groups, with data broken down by year, sex, deprivation and ethnicity. Each report also includes a comparator showing how the ICB performs relative to England as a whole and to other ICBs.
Frequency: updated annually.
Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks – Infant mortality report
This report is distributed monthly to Operational Delivery Network (ODN) clinical leads and ODN managers. It provides monthly monitoring of neonatal and infant deaths in England for each Operational Delivery Network, covering all infant deaths within an area, not only those that occur in hospital. The report includes charts and indicators comparing the most recent 12 months to the preceding 12 months, with data broken down by gestational age at birth, place of death and level of neonatal unit.
Frequency: updated monthly.
CDOP Area Hospital Deaths Report
This report provides CDOPs with oversight of all deaths that occur in hospital trusts located within their CDOP footprint, covering both resident and non-resident deaths. It helps CDOPs understand the number of deaths occurring in their local trust, and identify where other CDOPs are also involved in reviewing those deaths.
Frequency: updated monthly.
CDOP Data Quality and Monitoring Report
This report provides an overview of each CDOP’s data and data quality measures. It also gives CDOPs a mechanism to check and update their data where required.
Frequency: updated quarterly.
CDOP Regional Reports
Regional reports are distributed annually to CDOPs and provide a more granular look at Child Death Review (CDR) release data at CDOP level, with rates included where possible. They allow CDOPs to compare their data against their region and against England, and give CDOPs access to more detailed data than is available through the standard CDR release.
Frequency: updated annually.