Funding

The NJR obtains its funding from a levy that is placed on the sale of certain hip and knee implants. The levy applies to the acetabular component for hips (where the acetabular component is modular, it is on the metal outer shell or other major cup component), and the femoral component for knees.

Suppliers of joint implants collect levies from the purchasing NHS trust or independent healthcare hospital for each applicable implant. The NJR Centre then collects the levies from the suppliers and forwards them on to the Department of Health to cover the costs of the ongoing operation and development of the NJR.

The levy, set on an annual basis by the NJR Steering Committee, is £20.00 for the period 2009/2010.