Authors: Philipson, M.R.¹; Westwood, M.J.²; Geoghegan, J.M.¹; Henry, Apj¹; Jefferiss, C.D.²

Source: Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 87, Number 2, March 2005 , pp. 109-112(4)

Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Abstract:

Introduction: The National Joint Registry (NJR) for England and Wales was launched in April 2003. The UK Department of Health (DoH) awarded the contract to run the NJR to Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Technology in September 2002. The aim was to etablish the views of a large group of orthopaedic consultants on the new NJR.

Methods: A questionnaire was sent by post to 405 orthopaedic consultants in the Midlands and South West.

Results: Overwhelming support was found for the idea of a national joint replacement register that is used for peer-run audit. However, there was wide-spread concern about the lack of orthopaedic representation on the steering committee. The majority of surgeons have concerns about the possible use of NJR data for the production of league tables.

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Keywords: NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY NJR; JOINT REPLACEMENT; AUDIT; LEAGUE TABLES; ORTHOPAEDIC CONSULTANTS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/1478708051603

Affiliations: 1: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK 2: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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