The NNAP assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales receive consistent high quality care, and identify areas for quality improvement.
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Membership
Milestones magazineYoung people are at the forefront of this special RCPCH &Us edition - as they interview paediatricians about their jobs, meet the Milestones editorial team and tell us about their projects.
Become a memberWe have varied membership types - for medical students and foundation doctors, new trainees and post-MRCPCH doctors, affiliated child health professionals and retired paediatricians. Our questionnaire helps find the best type for you! -
Education and careers
Progress+ is coming soonLive from this summer, Progress+ builds on the current curriculum, and will be flexible and fulfilling. Our FAQs, resources and updates outline what to expect. -
Work we do
Our clinical auditsOur audits aim to improve care and health outcomes for babies, children and young people. They cover neonatal medicine, epilepsy, diabetes, child protection services and PGHAN. -
Resources
Workforce pressures this winterWe continue to call on national governments to support paediatrics and child health - including fully costed, evidence-based strategies on workforce and health inequalities.
How can you increase patient engagement?We deliver guidance on how to involve children and young people, and their families, in strategic decision making. -
Key topics
Climate changeChildren are among the most vulnerable to the health risks of climate change. We’re looking at what we can all do to help combat climate change for the future benefit of children and young people.
GenomicsIt has the potential to change our approaches to healthcare. Our ambitious new programme aims to address unmet need across the sector, in order to improve the health of children and young people. -
News and events
RCPCH Conference 2023 abstractsShare your project work, get constructive feedback and promote yourself, team and institution.
Podcast on health inequalitiesChildren living in poverty are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes. Three paediatricians talk about how to open up conversations with families about poverty.
Published in November 2022, this summary report highlights key findings and national recommendations arising from NNAP 2021 data.
Photo of Olivia-Grace courtesy of Danielle Benedict
NNAP webinars
Our webinar on 23 November, co-hosted with BAPM, was all about helping teams to improve care. We reviewed the 2021 data results, learned from one service's QI initiative and heard about a a new resource to complement the perinatal optimisation toolkits.
Our next webinar is on Wednesday, 1 February, and will cover checking and validating your NNAP data. Registration is free.
The NNAP case studies illustrate how hospitals have used the audit to identify and implement quality improvement activities - and improve patient care. These can be found on QI Central, RCPCH’s quality improvement hub.
NNAP Online is our interactive reporting tool. You can view and compare the audit's results for a specific neonatal unit or network for results since 2014.
For parents and carers - what does NNAP do and how do we use your baby's information?
We ask doctors and nurses to record data about your baby, such as temperature, screening for eye disorders and medicines, as well as consultation with you.
We describe areas that are good, and that could be better. This helps hospitals, neonatal networks, and those who plan healthcare, improve care for these babies.