National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death

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rdf:langString The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) is a registered charity based in London. Dr Marisa Mason is the Chief Executive and Mr Ian Martin is the Chair of the Trustees.The organisation started from a pilot study of mortality associated with anaesthesia in five regions in England, Wales and Scotland published in 1982. A joint venture was established between surgery and anaesthesia named the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths. It became the National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths (NCEPOD) in 1988 and published its first report in 1990. It now covers all specialities and covers all outcomes as well as deaths. It is a condition of registration with the General Medical Council as a doctor that registered medical practitioners in the UK must participate in the work of confidential enquiries. All NHS Trusts in England are required to participate in NCEPOD studies as part of Quality Accounts. The Department of Health and the Scottish Government require NHS Trusts and health boards to participate. It is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership on behalf of NHS England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands to undertake the Medical & Surgical Clinical Outcome Review Programme.