Bulletin board
Data entry system version MDSv3.1
Version MDSv3.1 of the data entry system is available now and the accompanying proformas can be downloaded from the website. If you have any queries, please contact your regional coordinator.
Patient consent (Section 251 Exemption)
The NJR has dispensation to record patient details where the indication for patient consent is recorded as ‘Don’t know’. This dispensation is known as Section 251 Exemption (formerly Section 60) and is granted on an annual review basis. You will be advised, however, if this dispensation ever becomes no longer available.
The NJR application has been changed to allow patient details to be entered where ‘Don’t know’ is recorded for Patient Consent, which now ensures that all procedures recorded on the NJR for a single patient can be linked, improving the monitoring of implant performance. It is essential that patient consent is sought for all procedures submitted to NJR. If it is discovered subsequently that a patient either gave their consent or positively declined it please ensure that you inform the NJR Service Desk so that the appropriate changes can be made on the patient record.
Any queries regarding patient consent should be put to your NJR Regional Coordinator, the contact details of which can be obtained from the NJR Service Desk.
A letter from the NJR Centre explaining Section 251 Exemption is available on the right of this web page, under “Related documents”.
NJR ReportsOnline
NJR ReportsOnline provides information to surgeons and hospital data managers on case totals, case mix and implant usage (a series of reports for trust and hospital managers are being developed). The reports can be accessed through the normal data entry page.
We would welcome your comments on the current set of reports and your suggestions for new reports. Please do log on and try them out and inform all those involved in the NJR of their existence. Please forward your comments and suggestions to either the NJR Service Desk or your NJR regional coordinator.