Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)

This study has been commissioned by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
as part of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme as part of the current contract awarded in 2019.
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View the current study status

Data collection for study	To commence July 2026
Patient identification spreadsheet data collection	Closed
Clinical data collection	Closed
Organisational data collection	Closed
Publication date	Late 2027

This study is currently under development.
Focus groups
A series of patient and parent carer focus groups will be scheduled for April 2026. The outputs from these meetings will inform the discussions with the Study Advisory Group and will feed into the design of the study protocol and data collection materials. For more information, please email nec@ncepod.org.uk