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We are currently recruiting for the position of Trustee on the NCEPOD board of Trustees

The closing date for applications is 1st February 2010, please click here for more details on how to apply. For more information about the role please click here. For an informal discussion about this post please contact Dr Marisa Mason, Chief Executive on T:0207 631 344 or email mmason@ncepod.org.uk.

The NCEPOD 2009 Report launch of: "Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?"

The NCEPOD 2009 Report "Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?" was launched at The British Library - London on November 5th 2009.

To view the report please click here.

NCEPOD's - Topic Selection - 2009

NCEPOD is inviting organisations or individuals to submit original study proposals for consideration as possible forthcoming studies. Study proposals should be relevant to the current clinical environment and have the potential to contribute original work to the subject.

Those wishing to submit a study proposal should complete the study proposal form and return it to NCEPOD by 30th September 2009. To download the study proposal form for submission please click here for the pdf form, or click here for the word form. The Adobe Acrobat reader is required for pdf files which is free to download here.

For help on completing the form please see the example here.

For further information on the process of topic selection please click here.
To see FAQ's about the NCEPOD topic selection click here.

The NCEPOD 2009 Report launch of: "Acute Kidney Injury: Adding insult to injury"

The NCEPOD 2009 Report "Acute Kidney Injury: Adding insult to injury" was launched at The Royal Society of Medicine - London on June 11th 2009.

To view the report please click here.

The NCEPOD 2008 Report launch of: "Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: For better, for worse?"

The NCEPOD 2008 Report "Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: For better, for worse?" was launched at Leith's Conference Centre at the British Library - London on November 12th 2008.

To view the report please click here.

NCEPOD Annual Lecture (20yr celebration). - Held at One Great George Street

On Tuesday 23rd September NCEPOD held its first annual lecture. This lecture marked 20 years of NCEPOD and we were delighted that it was delivered by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director of the NHS.



Sir Bruce was able to comment on 20 years of NCEPOD and 60 years of the NHS.

The evening was chaired by Professor Tom Treasure, Chairman of NCEPOD and held in lovely surroundings at One Great George Street in Westminster.



NCEPOD would like to thank everyone that attended. We found the evening to be very enjoyable and are already looking forward to next year's lecture.

The NCEPOD 2008 Report Launch of: "CABG: The heart of the matter"

The NCEPOD 2008 Report: "CABG: The heart of the matter" was launched on the 4th June 2008 at Regents College, London.

To view the report, please click here.

The NCEPOD 2008 Report Launch of: "Sickle: A sickle crisis?"

The NCEPOD 2008 Report: "Sickle: A sickle crisis?" was launched on the 21st May 2008 at the UK Forum on Haemogoblin Disorders at Guys Hospital.

To view the report, please click here.

The NCEPOD 2007 Report Launch of: "Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction?"

The NCEPOD 2007 Report: "Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction?" was launched on Wednesday 10th October 2007 at the Royal College of Physicians.

To view the report, please click here.

The NCEPOD 2006 Report Launch: "The Coroner's Autopsy: Do we deserve better?"

The NCEPOD 2006 Report: "The Coroner's Autopsy: Do we deserve better?" was launched on Wednesday 18th October 2006 at the Royal College of Pathologists.

To view the report, please click here.

Elderly patients vulnerable because of excessive doses of sedatives.

Following on from our 2004 report 'Scoping Our Practice', an article has been written suggesting measures to prevent the over sedation of elderly patients.

To download the report please click here. The Adobe Acrobat reader is required which is free to download here.

Cardiac Arrest Procedures Study (Publication date: Early 2009)

Due to a number of reports, soon to be released, from the NPSA, NICE and the DH that will highlight the care of acutely ill patients, we are concerned that the proposed NCEPOD study of patients who suffer a cardiac arrest is untimely. Whilst it is undoubtedly an important study it will yield more useful results if it were performed at a later stage, once the above reports have bedded into clinical practice. Therefore we have taken the decision to postpone the NCEPOD study at this time, with the anticipation of revisiting the study at a more appropriate time.

Further questions about the study may be directed to: cardiacarrests@ncepod.org.uk

Elderly patients vulnerable because of excessive doses of sedatives (Date ?)

Following on from our 2004 report 'Scoping Our Practice', an article has been written suggesting measures to prevent the over sedation of elderly patients.

To view the report, please click here. The Adobe Acrobat reader is required which is free to download here.

NPSA involvement

NPSA involvement From 1 April 2005 the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has expanded, giving it greater scope to improve patient safety in the NHS. The NPSA helps the NHS learn from things that go wrong and develops solutions to prevent harm in the future. We do this by working with patients and staff locally and nationally to foster a culture where errors can be investigated and innovative solutions developed. We also do this by collecting and analysing information from staff and patients via our national reporting and learning system and other sources. From 1 April 2005, the NPSA's work also encompasses: safety aspects of hospital design, cleanliness and food (transferred from NHS Estates); ensuring research is carried out safely, through its responsibility for the National Research Ethics Service (NRES); and is supporting local organisations in addressing their concerns about the performance of individual doctors and dentists, through its responsibility for the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS), formerly known as the National Clinical Assessment Authority. It also manages the contracts with the three confidential enquiries. This responsibility has been transferred from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). All contact addresses for these organisations remain the same and can be found here: The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) The National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) The National Research Ethics Service (NRES) The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) The National Confidential Enquiry into Suicide and Homicide by people with mental illness (NCISH)

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