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NCISH annual, UK, national and themed reports provide data and analysis on over 20 years of research on patient safety across the UK.

These provide health professionals, policymakers and service managers with the evidence and practical suggestions they need to effectively manage change and reduce risk of suicide and homicide by service users.

Explore the reports below.

Latest reports

Visit our latest report pages for recommendations and resources.

Annual Report 2025: UK patient and general population data 2012-2022.


Our 2025 provides findings relating to people who died by suicide in 2012-2022 across all UK countries and Jersey.

 

Suicide by nurses


This report describes findings from an analysis of suicide by nurses and is an update to our previous report on female nurses, published in 2020.

 

Annual Report 2024: UK patient and general population data 2011-2021.


Our 2024 report provides findings relating to people who died by suicide in 2011-2021 across all UK countries.

 

Suicide by people in contact with drug and alcohol services.


This study examined factors related to suicide by people under the care of drug and alcohol services.

 

Annual Report 2023: UK patient and general population data 2010-2020


Our 2023 report provides findings relating to people who died by suicide in 2010-2020 across all UK countries.

 

Annual report 2022: UK patient and general population data


Our 2022 report provides findings relating to people who died by suicide in 2009-2019 across all UK countries.

 

Suicide by middle-aged men


This study examined factors related to suicide in men in mid-life.

 

 

The assessment of clinical risk in mental health services


This study examined which risk assessment tools are currently used in mental health services.

 

Safer care for patients with personality disorder


This report examined the characteristics of patients with a diagnosis of personality disorder prior to suicide or homicide.

 

Suicide by children and young people


The second report from our national investigation of suicide by children and young people examined suicide by 391 young people aged under 25 in England or Wales.

 

Suicide by children and young people in England


In this report, ten themes common to many suicides by children and young people are presented that should be a target for prevention.

 

All reports

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Themed reports

Suicide by female nurses: a brief report (2020)

In-patient suicide under observation (2015)

Healthy services and safer patients (2015)

Suicide in primary care (2014)

Quality of risk assessment prior to suicide and homicide: a pilot study (2013)

Independent homicide investigations

    Filicide: a literature review (2009)

     

      Annual and national reports

      Annual report 2018: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

      Annual Report 2017: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

      Making Mental Health Care Safer: Annual Report and 20-Year Review (2016)

      Annual Report 2015: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

      Annual Report 2014: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 

      Annual Report 2013: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

      Annual Report 2012: England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland

      Annual Report 2011: England, Wales, and Scotland

      Suicide and Homicide in Northern Ireland (2011)

      Annual Report 2010: England and Wales

      Annual Report 2009: England and Wales

      Lessons for Mental Health Care in Scotland (2008)

       Avoidable Deaths: Five-year report (2006)

      Safety First: Five-year report (2001)

      Safer Services (1999)

       

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