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National Neonatal Audit Programme

Some babies in the UK need specialist care when they are born. They may be born too early, with a low birth weight or have a medical condition. Since 2006, our clinical audit aims to improve care to these babies.
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Summary report on 2021 data

Published in November 2022, this summary report highlights key findings and national recommendations arising from NNAP 2021 data.

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Summary report

About the audit

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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Case studies

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.
See case studies

Detailed results

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.
Go to NNAP Online

For parents and carers - what does NNAP do?

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.

Your baby's care - guide to our annual report
Your baby's information - how we use this

Presentations and earlier reports

NNAP Conference 2022 - presentations
NNAP/NDAU Collaborators' meeting 2020 - presentations
NNAP annual report on 2020 data
NNAP annual reports on 2016-2019 data
NNAP annual reports on 2013-2015 data
Your baby's care - archive of parent and carer reports (on 2015-2020 data)
Neonatal medicine sub-specialty

NNAP data and methodology

NNAP measures
NNAP data flow and methodology
NNAP data and data access

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