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National Neonatal Audit Programme

One in seven 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.

Annual report and parents & carers guide 2020

“This is a photo of my son, Benjamin (born at 33+4 weeks) being soothed by his older sister as he receives phototherapy in his incubator.” Rebecca Owen, Mother

Our annual report, published in November 2020, highlights the key findings and recommendations from our audit in 2019.

Your baby's care is our friendly, easy to read guide for parents and carers, based on our 2019 data. It includes information on the NNAP measures most relevant to parents and also has a glossary.

Annual report 2020
Your baby's care 2020

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

Our series of case studies illustrate how hospitals have used the audit to identify and implement quality improvement activities - and improve patient care.
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

Other links...

Transparency and open data in NNAP
NNAP annual reports archive 2013-2019
Presentations from the 2020 NNAP/NDAU Collaborators' online meeting
Your baby's care - parent and carer reports archive 2015-2019
Neonatal medicine sub-specialty
Specialty groups, including British Association of Neonatal Medicine

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