National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)
National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)
NCAPC is a newly commissioned national audit which is being established to assess the quality and safety of perioperative services – encompassing preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care – across NHS settings in England and Jersey.
What is NCAPC?
The RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement (RCoA-CR&I) are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the commission to develop and run the National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC).
NCAPC is part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), overseen by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and funded by NHS England.
The programme will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England and publicly funded care in Jersey for a three year period. The contract was awarded 1 October 2025 and we expect data collection to begin in October 2026.
NCAPC will work closely alongside the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) and other stakeholders.
The programme will be led by clinical co-leads Dr Tim Baker and Professor Malcolm West.
Please come back to this page as it will be updated as and when more information is available.
Development of Consensus-Based Metrics for the National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)
We are currently inviting surgical colleagues to contribute to our Delphi consensus survey. Our aim is to develop robust, consensus‑based metrics for the NCAPC, that will support meaningful national benchmarking, enable measurable local quality improvement, and help ensure perioperative care is consistently safe, effective, and patient‑centred across NHS services.
To participate, click the link to the survey and see Participant Information Sheet below:
Round 1 is now open until the 30th of April 2026.
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