The 22nd Annual Report from the National Joint Registry (NJR), which is hosted by HQIP, covers the period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. Available online, via the NJR website, it contains full analysis of hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle joints (with individual sections for each joint also available), and shows a continued reduction in joint revision surgery – evidence that implants are lasting longer, and that outcomes for patients have improved year-on-year.
The jewel in the crown of patient safety initiatives,” then-National Medical Director of NHS England, Professor Sir Stephen Powis
The Registry’s purpose is to record patient information and provide data on the performance and longevity of replacement joint implants, the surgical outcomes for hospitals where these operations are carried out, and on the performance outcomes of the surgeons who conduct the procedures. This Annual Report summarises the NJR’s work and provides analysis of the data, visually in tables and graphs, for procedures across each of the joints, as well as by implant and hospital.
Having collected data since April 2003, with the purpose of improving patient outcomes following surgery, the Registry has now recorded over 4.5 million procedures. As a result of the increasing volume and quality of data, it is possible to make more accurate analysis available, acting as both a safeguard and a springboard, protecting patients today and shaping the orthopaedic care of tomorrow. As such, the NJR has been described as “the jewel in the crown of patient safety initiatives” by then National Medical Director of NHS England, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, and as a “global exemplar of an implantable medical device registry” by Baroness Cumberlege.
Read in full: All report sections can be found on the NJR’s dedicated report website.
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