Annual reports
NJR Annual Reports analyse the data submitted to the NJR, and highlight the aims and achievements of the National Joint Registry, its Steering Committee and its sub-committees and are released in September each year.
The key analyses of the NJR’s 8th, and latest, Annual Report – covering 2010/11 data – were presented at the Combined Meeting of the British Orthopaedic Association and the International Orthopaedic Association in Dublin on 15th September 2011.
Data from more than 1.1 million procedures are now registered on the NJR, with 2010/11 reporting the largest number of submissions in a single year in the history of the registry.
As well as a wealth of new data to help clinicians improve the quality and outcomes of hip and knee joint replacement operations, the 2011 report also includes ankle data for the first time.
The Annual Report’s position as a crucial resource has this year been reinforced with data submissions to the NJR becoming mandatory under the NHS Standard Contract for Acute Services as of 1st April 2011.
2011 report highlights
- Data from 1.1 million procedures
- 2010/11 data: the largest number of single-year submissions ever (179,450)
- Highest-ever patient consent rates (88.6%)
- Ankle data included in the report for the first time
- Extended and updated survivorship reporting
Structure of the NJR Annual Report
The report is divided into 3 main parts:
• Part one: a general overview of the work of the NJR for the financial year 1st April 2010 - 31st March 2011. This provides statistical highlights of the data provided during 2010/11, summarises major developments, and outlines proposed work for 2011/12.
• Part two: a description of hip and knee joint replacement activity as reported to the NJR in the calendar year 1st January - 31st December 2010. Also included here is limited reporting on ankle joint replacement surgery, which became part of the NJR as of 1st April 2010.
• Part three: this provides an analysis of survivorship of hip and knee joint replacement surgery, using data submitted to the NJR from 1st April 2003 - 31st December 2010. Data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) service and the Patient Episode Database Wales (PEDW) is also included in the analysis.
Public and Patient Guide to the Annual Report
The NJR has produced a Public and Patient Guide to the Annual Report for 2010/11. The first guide of this kind, it is divided into a similar three sections with the most relevant information, guidance and data for patients who wish to know more joint replacement surgery.
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If you have any comments on the content and format of the report please contact the NJR Centre.