News and Updates

Impressions from the 5th Annual Conference of the National Network of Child Death Overview Panels (NNCDOP)

Impressions from the 5th Annual Conference of the National Network of Child Death Overview Panels (NNCDOP) Spring is hope, new life they say, time for planning and anticipation. It can also bring different, more complex emotions that are also intertwined with memories...

NHS launches digital tool to protect children’s health

NHS launches digital tool to protect children’s health A world-leading system which will provide a “major boost” to children’s health and safety was launched today [Monday 1 April]. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) funded by NHS England and developed by...

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NCMD WEB PORTAL

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NCMD WEB PORTAL       We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Web Portal! If you are an eCDOP user, you do NOT need to register for the NCMD portal. If you...

New Supplementary Reporting Forms from 1 April 2019

New Supplementary Reporting Forms from 1 April 2019 – now available to download from the Department of Health website A key piece of work the NCMD team have been focused on during the first year of the project has been to develop and update the old supplementary...

Countdown to NCMD Launch Date – Information for CDOPs

Countdown to NCMD Launch Date – Information for CDOPs We are very excited to give you this update on the work that has been happening on the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) during the first year of this project. As some of you may know, Working Together...

Perceptions of the Child Death Review Process

Vicky Sleap, NCMD Project Manager, on the importance of the Child Death Review Process When I first started to work in the world of child death reviews, almost a decade ago now, I was very nervous about telling people what I did for a living. I worried about...

(CLOSED) Vacancy: NCMD Data Analyst

We are recruiting for a Data Analyst. Full details on the Job Description and details on how to apply.

Setting up supplementary datasets

Setting up supplementary datasets Throughout the summer and autumn of 2018 the project team has engaged with a panel of national experts to advise on the questions for capture in the ‘supplementary‘ datasets. The new CDOP forms were issued by the...

Professional Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting

The first meeting of the PAG group took place yesterday with good representation from the stakeholder agencies, including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, British Association of Social Workers, National Police Chiefs Council and the National Child...

Charity and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Meeting

The first PPI Stakeholder meeting took place in London during September 2018. Dr Karen Luyt and Professor Peter Fleming presented an overview of the project, the project team and the value of having a national child mortality database. Following this, a Question and...
NHS launches digital tool to protect children’s health

NHS launches digital tool to protect children’s health A world-leading system which will provide a “major boost” to children’s health and safety was launched today [Monday 1 April]. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) funded by NHS England and developed by...

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NCMD WEB PORTAL

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NCMD WEB PORTAL       We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Web Portal! If you are an eCDOP user, you do NOT need to register for the NCMD portal. If you...

New Supplementary Reporting Forms from 1 April 2019

New Supplementary Reporting Forms from 1 April 2019 – now available to download from the Department of Health website A key piece of work the NCMD team have been focused on during the first year of the project has been to develop and update the old supplementary...

Countdown to NCMD Launch Date – Information for CDOPs

Countdown to NCMD Launch Date – Information for CDOPs We are very excited to give you this update on the work that has been happening on the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) during the first year of this project. As some of you may know, Working Together...

Perceptions of the Child Death Review Process
Perceptions of the Child Death Review Process

Vicky Sleap, NCMD Project Manager, on the importance of the Child Death Review Process When I first started to work in the world of child death reviews, almost a decade ago now, I was very nervous about telling people what I did for a living. I worried about...