Publish date: 14 July 2023
Tameside and Glossop NHS ICFT has been named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits.
The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement operations to improve clinical outcomes primarily for the benefit of patients, but also to support orthopaedic clinicians and industry manufacturers.
The ‘NJR Quality Data Provider’ certificate scheme was introduced to offer hospitals a blueprint for reaching high quality standards relating to patient safety and to reward those who have met registry targets.
The registry collects high quality orthopaedic data in order to provide evidence to support patient safety, standards in quality of care, and overall cost-effectiveness in joint replacement surgery.
In order to achieve the award, hospitals are required to meet a series of six ambitious targets during the audit period.
The NJR Data Quality Audit ensures the NJR is collecting and reporting upon the most complete, accurate data possible across all hospitals performing joint replacement operations.
NJR targets also include having a high level of patients consenting for their details to be included in the registry and for hospitals to demonstrate timely responses to any alerts issued by the NJR in relation to potential patient safety concerns.
National Joint Registry Medical Director, Mr Tim Wilton, said: “Congratulations to colleagues at Tameside and Glossop NHS ICFT. The Quality Data Provider Award demonstrates the high standards being met towards ensuring compliance with the NJR and is often a reflection of strong departmental efforts to achieve such status.”
Full details about the NJR’s Quality Data Provider certificate scheme can be found on their website.