NNAP assesses whether babies admitted to neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales receive consistent high quality care, and identify areas for quality improvement.
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Membership
Why volunteer with us?Volunteering is vital to our work, and over 3,000 members contribute each year. You too can shape paediatrics, support future generations, influence healthcare and gain invaluable experience.
Community building in MilestonesThe latest issue of your member magazine shines a light on connections - with contributions from Visiting Fellows, senior members on planning for retirement and more. -
Education and careers
Assessment - the rationale for changeWe have begun to review the programme of assessment within the Progress+ curriculum to ensure it is fair and fit for purpose. Vice President for Training and Assessment, Dr Cathryn Chadwick, explains why. -
Work we do
Invited reviewsWe deliver clinically-led peer reviews to healthcare organisations, providing independent, objective expert advice and external assurance on your clinical services and quality of care. -
Resources
Flexible working data and guidanceOur new resource presents insights on flexible working patterns from 2015 to 2025, UK legislation and NHS guidance. Plus, paediatricians' experiences balancing clinical life, aspirations and personal wellbeing.
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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Key topics
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. -
News and events
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.
Grand Round 2025-26Register for our new fortnightly series of free, one-hour webinars, which replicate the 'Grand Round' that takes place in many hospitals. Each features an expert-led presentation on clinical and professional paediatric practice, followed by a live Q&A.
Digital Paediatrics 2025Join us in Birmingham or online on Wednesday 5 November for our first-ever conference on digital health technology. We'll explore how digital innovation is transforming paediatric care, with insights from leading tech companies and NHS digital pioneers.
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.
This interactive dashboard shows data on the 10 NNAP performance metrics, and is updated each month. You can view results by neonatal unit, Integrated Care System / Health Board (Wales and Scotland) and neonatal network.
This interactive dashboard (also known as NNAP Online) shows data from the annual report, and is produced from a data extract taken in March each year. It includes data from the audit years 2014 to 2024.
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.