Core Audit 2026-2027

The National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED) core audit will use routinely collected patient-level data (e.g. via the Mental Health Services Dataset).

These data will be analysed against 12 audit metrics covering access, waiting times, interventions, and outcomes.

Aggregated data will be made available to teams via an online dashboard which will be updated quarterly. It will include charts for benchmarking and tracking performance over time. The dashboard will present performance data at national, regional, and local levels. A State of the Nation report is also planned for publication in 2027.

The start of the NAED Core Audit routine data collection has been delayed while we continue to progress the necessary approvals to access routine data sources

We will be in contact with services with more information detailing this audit activity in due course.