Paediatric neurosurgery metrics have been added to the National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) for the first time. 

Seven new dashboards for paediatric neurosurgery cover shunt creation, ventriculostomy and craniofacial procedures, and complement the 15 existing adult neurosurgery dashboards. The plan is to include more paediatric neurosurgery dashboards in future data releases, covering areas such as neuro-oncology and cranial trauma. 

The new metrics have been endorsed by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS). 

Neurosurgery consultants can access their personal outcomes and activity data at: https://ncip.model.nhs.uk/.  

The NCIP portal is a free data platform that allows consultants to review their own data: improving clinical quality, patient safety and supporting career development. It provides consultants with data covering their NHS practice wherever it is performed with high-quality, specialty-specific dashboards at patient level. 

NCIP clinical leads, other consultants and data experts work together to create dashboards that are accurate and meaningful for each featured specialty. The portal is hosted on the Model Health System platform, allowing you to move between NCIP and Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) data, and a wide range of other metrics.  

If you’ve not yet used NCIP or have forgotten your password, please email england.ncip@nhs.net for your login details.