Annual Reports

Here you can find links to all NELA+ published reports

Latest report

Cover page of a report titled "Tenth Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit, April 2023 to April 2024," featuring logos of NELA, RCGA, CR&I, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and HQIP, with a design of overlapping red and pink circles.

Year 10 Report

Older reports

Cover page of the report titled 'Ninth Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit', showing a group of medical professionals in surgical scrubs standing in a hospital hallway, with some holding papers, and logos of affiliated organizations at the top.

Year 9 Report

Cover image of a medical team performing surgery in an operating room, with healthcare professionals in blue scrubs, masks, and surgical caps.

Year 8 Report

Cover page of a medical report showing a healthcare worker in scrubs and a mask administering oxygen to an elderly patient in a hospital bed, with medical equipment in the background.

Year 7 Report

Doctors in surgical attire examining an X-ray image during a medical meeting.

Year 6 Report

Cover page of a report showing two medical professionals attending to a patient in an operating room, with monitors and medical equipment in the background.

Year 5 Report

Group of medical professionals in scrubs and surgical caps smiling in hospital operating room.

Year 4 Report

Cover of the report titled 'Third Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA),' showing a woman and girl smiling and holding a drawing of a person labeled 'My Mummy.'

Year 3 Report

Cover page of a report titled 'The Second Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)', with logos of RCAS, NIAA HSRC, Royal College of Surgeons, and other organizations, dated July 2016.

Year 2 Report

Cover page of the 2015 report titled "The First Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit" featuring logos of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, NIAA, HSRC, RCS, and HOIP, with a map of the United Kingdom showing data points.

Year 1 Report

Cover page of a report titled "The Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Laparotomy — An Interim Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit" issued between March 23, 2020, and September 30, 2020. The page features logos of various health organizations, including NELA, RCBA, HSRC, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and HQIP.

COVID Report

Cover page of the NELA National Emergency Laparotomy Audit organizational report, dated May 2014, with logos of The Royal College of Anaesthetists, NIAA, HSRC, RCS, and HQIP.

Organisational Audit