The National Neonatal Audit Programme assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales receive consistent high quality care and identifies areas for quality improvement.
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Standards for emergency careThe 5th edition of our Facing the Future document outlines how to deliver safe, high quality and integrated care for patients in Paediatric Emergency Departments in the UK.
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Strengthening children’s community health servicesMore than 314,000 children and young people in England alone are waiting for community health services, and wait times are getting worse. We outline the evidence and impact, and call for action across the UK. -
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Scotland manifestoHow can the health, wellbeing and rights of children and young people be not only safeguarded, but actively prioritised? The Holyrood election is in May 2026 and we have a 'prescription for change' for the next Scottish Government.
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Latest report from our neonatal auditOur National Neonatal Audit Programme assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units receive consistently high quality care. We present findings from data collected in 2024 and recommendations.
Published in October 2025, our report presents key findings from data collected throughout 2024 and national recommendations. An extended analysis report explores results in detail and case studies show local quality improvement initiatives.
This photo from our report cover is courtesy of Mabel Micah, pictured with her baby Gracielle.
Access up-to-date and historical data on our three dashboards: NNAP Online (annual reporting of validated data) and Public Access Dashboard and Restricted Access Dashboard (monthly reporting of provisional data).
We collect data and report on outcomes of neonatal care, measures of optimal perinatal care, maternal breastmilk feeding, measures of parental partnership, neonatal nurse staffing and other important care processes.
Webinars
For parents and carers
Our short animated video and postcards, and our annual report Your baby's care, are especially for parents and carers.
These explain how we ask doctors and nurses to record data about your baby, such as temperature, screening for eye disorders and consultation with you, and describe areas that are good and that could be better.