NJR Steering committee
The NJR Steering Committee is an advisory non-departmental public body responsible for the work and progress of the NJR.
Pending the appointment of a new chairman following the resignation of Bill Darling in October 2009, the committee is currently chaired in an acting capacity by vice chairman Professor Paul Gregg. Professor Gregg is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and former President of the British Orthopaedic Association.
Responsibilities
The committee’s responsibilities include:
- Setting the NJR’s work programme and monitoring its progress.
- Providing advice to Ministers, orthopaedic units, hospitals and implant suppliers where the information shows concerns about the performance of certain prostheses.
- Setting the cost of the levy, based on the contractual costs of running the Registry and the work programme agreed.
- Providing an annual report to Ministers on the performance of the NJR and, following Ministerial agreement, to make publicly available.
- Establishing and monitoring codes of conduct for the contractor dealing with orthopaedic units within NHS trusts and independent healthcare providers, as well as the orthopaedic implant industry.
- Facilitating, where appropriate, the use of the NJR data for research purposes.
Members and representatives
The Steering Committee oversees the NJR’s activities and is made up of members and representatives from a range of stakeholder groups. Members of the Committee as at 1 February 2008 are:
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Name
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Representing
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Membership expiry date
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Prof. Paul Gregg
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Vice Chairman (Acting Chairman)
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30/09/2012 (reappointed October 2009)
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Orthopaedic surgical profession
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30/09/2012
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Mr Martyn Porter
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Orthopaedic surgical profession
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31/12/2010
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Mr Keith Tucker
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Orthopaedic surgical profession
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30/04/2010
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Mr Mick Borroff
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Industry (Orthopaedic Implant Suppliers) member
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30/09/2010
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Mr Dean Sleigh
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Industry (Orthopaedic Implant Suppliers) member
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31/01/2012
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Prof. Alex Macgregor
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Public health and epidemiology
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30/09/2012 (reappointed October 2009)
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Ms Carolyn Naisby
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Practitioner with special interest in orthopaedics
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30/06/2010
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Mr Andrew Woodhead
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NHS trust management
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04/01/2013 (reappointed January 2010)
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Ms Mary Cowern
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Patient representative
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30/09/2010
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Representatives from:
- The NHS supply chain
- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- The Department of Health
- The Welsh Assembly Government
- The Northgate Information Solutions (contractor)
- The NJR Regional Clinical Coordinators