Joint Approach newsletters
The NJR newsletter (Joint Approach) is published quarterly and is full of useful information.
You can download electronic copies of the NJR's Joint Approach newsletter from this area.
This 'new-look' edition announces the launch of the first ever Public and Patient Guide to the 2011 NJR Annual Report. The Guide aims to give patients a more digestible and accessible summary of the surgical data reported on this year. It also includes the latest news on upgrades to the Component Management System, joint working with NHS Choices and the Care Quality Commission and the new NJR Steering Committee representatives.
This edition announces the launch of the 8th NJR Annual Report, highlighting the news that the NJR recorded its largest-ever number of data submissions in 2010/11 (179,450) and reporting that the average male knee replacement patient is obese. Also included are the NJR objectives for 2011/12.
This edition of Joint Approach confirms the news that data collection for the NJR is now mandatory for all relevant NHS organisations. There is also an update on the progress made by the NJR Research Fellows, as well as an interview with the newly appointed NJR Steering Committee Chair.
This issue focuses on the work of the NJR from a patient perspective. It announces the new patient summary in the 8th Annual Report, and covers the role of patients in shaping the future of the NJR. It also includes an interview with a 15-year-old hip replacement patient.
This edition announces the addition of the millionth procedure to the NJR and outlines the plans for 2011. Also included are details of the new research infrastructure for NJR data, and news of the launch of NJR Supplier Feedback.
This edition announces the launch of the NJR’s 7th Annual Report, including the news that the NJR has achieved record compliance levels. Also included is news of the new Government’s endorsement of the NJR, and the commencement of the NJR PROMs project.
This issue provides details of the launch of data collection for ankle replacements. It also includes an interview with an ankle replacement patient a year on from his surgery.
This edition of Joint Approach focuses on the work of the NJR from a patient perspective. It explores the benefits of consenting to be included in the NJR, the range of services available to support patients recovering from surgery, and includes an interview with an ankle replacement patient. The news that elbow and shoulder surgeons to have requested to join the NJR is also covered.
This edition of the NJR's newsletter focuses on the 6th Annual Report which was published during the BOA's Annual Congress. Key areas of research are highlighted, including the increased amount of operations undertaken on less healthy patients, the continuing trend to cementless total hip replacements, and the impact of gender on the outcome of total knee replacements.
This edition of Joint Approach highlights the preparation undertaken by Southampton NHS Treatment Centre prior to starting data collection for the NJR, resulting in outstanding compliance and consent rates.
This issue details the release of the NJR 5th Annual Report and summarises some of the key highlights. This issue also includes information regarding NJR Clinician Feedback and the reporting capabilities available to surgeons.
This issue details the new arrangements for the National Joint Registry to be incorporated into the National Clinical Audit and Patient's Outcomes Programme. It also shows the compliance rates over the past year.
This issue details the release of the NJR 4th Annual Report and its launch at the British Orthopaedic Association Congress in September 2007. This issue also includes information regarding the latest data set MDSv3.
This issue provides details of the new service called ‘NJR ReportsOnline’ which allows surgeons and hospitals access to a variety of reports via the NJR website. The issue also includes details on the plan to link NJR data with other national databases.
This issue, in the main, focuses on some of the key findings of the NJR 2nd Annual Report. Also included is an article on the experiences of a hip replacement patient. An outline of how to use the NJR barcode reader system is also included.
This issue updates you on the expanding NJR support network, NJR Stakeholder reporting and gives you the Scottish Arthroplasty Project prospective on hip and knee replacement surgery. Plus articles on NJR StatsOnline and The Hip Owners Manual.
This issue of the newsletter focuses on improvements to the data entry system, and introduces the enhanced surgeon default techniques and how to use the bulk data facility. It also introduces NJR StatsOnline, the website facility for viewing NJR statistics.
The importance of patient consent is raised in this issue. The back page features a patient's hip replacement experience in their seventies. It introduces how NJR hospital data managers can complete surgeon default techniques.
This issue of the newsletter largely focuses on some of the key findings of the NJR 1st Annual Report. Readers should refer to the Annual Report itself for further details and supporting information. The full report and a summary report are available on this site.
This issue outlines the actions hospitals need to take to collect MDS v2. It also includes details of some new features: Regional Clinical Coordinator and Regional Audit Coordinator locator maps and a new data entry section on implant components.
The NJR has introduced a new minimum dataset (MDS v2). This issue informs users of the improvements that MDS v2 brings. Issue 5 also includes an example of good practice within a large orthopaedic hospital illustrating successful NJR data capture.
This issue contains several articles on data collection, including an introduction to the forthcoming changes to the NJR Minimum Dataset, how to search for implant components on the NJR database and some handy tips for looking at data within CSV files.
This issue details the NJR's progress and contains an article that reflects a younger patient's experience of having a knee replacement. It also contains information that may be of particular interest to the surgical profession.
This issue updates you as to what has been happening since the NJR went live. It also contains an article about patient consent and contains information on what to do if you have only just heard about the NJR.
This issue introduces the key elements of the NJR and how it is being implemented.