We are fortunate to have several close partners with whom we work to advance research in T&O to the benefit of our patients:
Arthritis Research UK
We are fortunate to have a dedicated Orthopaedic Clinical Studies Group (CSG) hosted by AR UK whose aim is to improve the effectiveness of trauma and orthopaedic surgery in the management of musculoskeletal disease. The CSG encourages and supports the development of large scale clinical studies, especially randomised controlled trials that answer questions about which surgical treatments are most effective and in which patients.
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The National Joint Registry
The National Joint Registry exists to provide a complete contemporary record of joint replacement surgery for hips, knees and ankles in England and Wales, with the introduction of elbows and shoulders due in 2011.
- The NJR aims to provide a substrate for definitive research into the full range of biological, mechanical, clinical and social factors influencing the outcome of joint replacement and to establish the impact of joint replacement surgery on the well-being of patients and the population. The aim is to enhance the understanding of the science of arthroplasty, improve and enhance clinical practice and benefit public health.
- The NJR aims to provide extensive links to other population health resources and to encourage the widest possible access of the data to the research community through providing a platform for enquiry into all aspects of arthroplasty.
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The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD)
The NHFD is a joint venture of the British Geriatrics Society and the British Orthopaedic Association, and is designed to facilitate improvements in the quality and cost effectiveness of hip fracture care. As a National audit project the NHFD is supported by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care’s National Clinical Audit Support Programme (NCASP), the NHFD is intended to focus attention on hip fracture both locally and nationally, benchmark its care across the country, and use continuous comparative data to create a drive for sustained improvements in clinical standards and cost effectiveness. Delivering good care for patients with hip fracture is challenging and involves many health professionals including nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists, geriatricians and rehabilitation staff. The quality of that care varies considerably across the country. The combination of care standards, in the form of the BOA-BGS Blue Book on the care of patients with fragility fractures, and Audit (NHFD), will encourage fracture units to develop the interdisciplinary services for rehabilitation and secondary prevention necessary to improve matters for this group of patients.
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The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC)
The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) is a membership organisation of the leading medical and health research charities in the UK. Working with their member charities and partners, they aim to support the sector’s effectiveness and advance medical research by developing best practice, providing information and guidance, improving public dialogue about research and science, and influencing government.
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