A reminder of who we are and the goal of our work to improve patient outcomes.

The NJR collects information about joint replacement operations, which are monitored and analysed, to ultimately help to improve outcomes for patients. We collect information on hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle surgery across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Guernsey, monitoring the performance of implants, procedures, surgeons and hospitals. Our reports offer surgeons and hospitals information to review their performance outcomes. The NJR also provides access to clear, trusted data to help patients to make informed choices about their joint replacement surgery.

When a patient agrees for their data to be included on the registry, their details are kept secure – we now have well around 4.6 million records; a rich data pool to in turn enable valuable research and analysis. Providing data to the registry is a small step that a patient can make, to make a big difference in the lives of others who may need to have joint surgery in the future.

Our continued monitoring, analysis and reporting increases patient safety and enables improvement in orthopaedic practice and the improvement of patient outcomes.