Funding

The NJR is funded by a levy placed on the sale of 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 levies are collected from suppliers by the NJR Centre and then forwarded 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, was reduced to £20.00 for each levied implant from 1 June 2007.