NNAP Online; Report data
This is our interactive reporting tool which provides access to audit results.
You can use NNAP Online: Report Data to:
- View an overall annual summary report for a chosen neonatal unit or network for 2014 - 2023 NNAP results.
- View and compare the results for specific NNAP audit measures for different units, unit designations or networks.
- View, via the outlier analysis section, whether a result for a unit or network is outside the expected range.
Data files and access
Data files from previous audit years are available on the following pages:
They are also available on data.gov.uk.
Data from the NNAP need careful interpretation. It should not be considered in isolation when assessing standards of care. To help you interpret the data, please read the annual report for the relevant year.
If you are interested in accessing unpublished data from the NNAP, you can download our data access policy below.
NNAP data burden reduction strategy
We would like to thank colleagues within NHS Heath Boards and Trusts for participating in the NNAP. We are grateful for your dedication to improving care for babies requiring a neonatal stay, and their families.
The use of routinely collected data entered onto clinical systems embedded into neonatal services is a key strength of the NNAP. Data used for reporting are included in the NNAP data dictionary, which comprises data already collected for clinical purposes. All data currently flows via BadgerNet, run by System C.
Under the new methodology, established April 2021, data is transferred to the RCPCH from System C via a secure SQL server sync and stored in a dedicated server environment. Data for each care episode is added to the dedicated NNAP database thirty days after the date of the baby’s last discharge from neonatal care. Any changes to the original record are synchronised to the NNAP database so that it reflects the current record. This major development in the audit methodology has facilitated improved responsiveness and utility of NNAP reporting.
Clinical teams can review and clean their data using a bespoke restricted access dashboard, built in PowerBI. This dashboard is refreshed monthly and enables teams to quickly identify the missing fields they need to address directly on the BadgerNet clinical system. The time commitment required depends on the completeness of data originally entered and the caseload, however the dashboard enables teams to keep on top of their data quality throughout the year, and by allowing multiple users, to share the workload within the team.
If new measures are introduced, they will be designed to be based on pre-existing entry practices. Any additional data requirements will be minimal, proportionate, consulted upon and carefully considered to fit with existing clinical data management. NNAP will continue to work with the BAPM Data and Informatics Group, and other maternity and neonatal care improvement programmes (such as MatNeoSIP, MBRRACE, and the NMPA) to align data definitions and minimise clinician data burden.
National Clinical Audit Benchmarking (NCAB) project
NCAB provides a visual snapshot of individual Trust audit data set against individual national benchmarks. It is a collaboration between HQIP and CQC, which aims to enhance the way inspectors, medical directors, local clinical audit teams and others engage, interact with and share clinical audit data.
NNAP submit results for English and Welsh units to this project annually.
Data dictionary
You can view the full NNAP data dictionary for the 2024 data year on this webpage.