NACEL 2024

The National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) 2024 is launching soon, and we are excited to invite organisations in England and Wales to participate in this crucial national effort.

Key changes to NACEL 2024

• More frequent data collection and reporting

• Focus on Quality Improvement activities

• Revised data points

• New reporting system

• Data and Improvement Tool

What do I need to do?

• Registration for NACEL 2024 will open on 13th November 2023. Participants will be invited to register your organisation for the redesigned audit.

• Prepare relevant teams and clinicians for the Case Note Review and Quality Survey data collection for NACEL 2024, scheduled to commence in January 2024

• The Quality Survey will require the bereavement service to invite bereaved carers to participate in the NACEL Quality Survey from January 2024 – December 2024.

  • We advise that you contact your local bereavement office to ask whether the Quality Survey can be implemented starting from the 1st of January, and how and when is best to communicate this information e.g., during the collection of the death certificate, via an electronic messaging system, posters, etc.

• Explore whether your organisation complies with the national data opt out and where this information is stored.

  • The national data opt-out is a service that allows patients to opt out of their confidential patient information being used for research and planning. It is the organisation’s responsibility to ensure that the appropriate patient data is submitted to the NACEL 2024 Case Note Review.

• Keep an eye out for further communications to be released by the NACEL team, including information about joining the NACEL 2024 Warm Up webinar on the 4th December 2023 (1pm-2pm)

What happens next?

Registration opens - 13th November 2023

Audit proposal finalised - Early November 2023

Audit guidance and data specifications released to participants - Early November 2023

Warm up webinar for participants (session will be recorded) - 4th December 2023

Data collection opens for the Case Note Review and Quality Survey - 1st January 2024

First outputs displayed on the NACEL Data and Improvement Tool - April 2024

NACEL on NHSE's 2023/24 Quality Account List:

We are pleased to inform you that NACEL is included in NHSE's 2023/24 Quality Account list. Trusts’ participation is not only encouraged but also recognised at a national level.

We invite you to register for NACEL 2024 when registration opens on 13th November 2023.

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at nhsbn.nacelsupport@nhs.net.