BOA Statements and Articles
Read patient related BOA statements, articles and news items. Note: many of these items were written for orthopaedic surgeons but they may also be helpful for patients as a reference.
Versus Arthritis is now Arthritis UK – with two new reports
20 October 2025: Versus Arthritis was formed in 2018 after the merger of chariti...
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Profemur Cobalt Chrome Modular Neck Hip Replacements: Higher than anticipated risk of revision surgery, metal-wear effects and component fracture
4 September 2025: An MHRA investigation has found increased risks of wear and co...
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British Orthopaedic Association statement on NexGen implant recall
12 August 2025: The BOA recognises the concern of patients following reports of ...
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Complex Limb Reconstruction Surgery (LRS) in the UK - BOA/BLRS/GIRFT Position Statement
31 July 2025: Complex LRS involves the management of a diverse group of congenit...
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BOA statement on the incorporation of Physician Assistants (PAs) into Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery
29 July 2025: The BOA welcomes the recommendations contained in ‘The Leng Review...
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BOA response to Prime Minister's announcement to tackle waiting list backlog
6 January 2025: Responding to the PM’s announcement this morning to address the ...
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Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System Femoral Stem 12/14 Neck Taper Joint Statement
4 September 2024: Zimmer Biomet has issued a Field Safety Notice advising that, ...
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Field Safety Notice - Zimmer Biomet CPT® Hip System Femoral Stem 12/14 Neck Taper
4 July 2024: Zimmer, Inc. is voluntarily initiating a medical device Field Safet...
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Injectable Orthobiologic Treatments for Osteoarthritis
1 March 2022: The BOA has written this paper to help people who are thinking abo...
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Statement on the publication of the Government’s Elective Recovery Plan
8 February 2022: The Government has published its plan for recovery of elective ...
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Statement regarding recent media coverage about orthopaedic surgery
9 July 2021: We are aware of media coverage this week about a research study in...
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BOA Statement on RCS England publication 'A New Deal for Surgery'
28 May 2021: The RCS England has published its ‘New Deal for Surgery’ today, and...
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BOA and Specialist Society Position paper on caring for patients awaiting surgery
6 May 2021: We are writing to all members of the BOA and the specialist societie...
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Statement from the BOA, BHS and BASK regarding newly published study about patients awaiting surgery
23 March 2021: A paper published today in the Bone and Joint Journal has highlig...
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BOA statement on waiting times data release from January 2021
11 March 2021: Elective Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery has been severely affecte...
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New guidance on COVID-19 vaccination, surgery and steroids
22nd January 2021 - Guidance on the timing of vaccination, surgery and steroid i...
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NHS England waiting list figures show T&O patients are worst affected
11 December 2020: The latest Trauma and Orthopaedic data for England, published ...
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Current BOA position regarding elective activity, waiting lists and restart
11 December 2020: In late-March 2020, all non-urgent elective operations and mos...
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British Orthopaedic Association statement on Comprehensive Spending Review
25th November 2020 - The Government has announced an additional £1 billion for t...
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Information for patients having steroid injections in the upper limb or hand during the Coronavirus pandemic
23 October 2020: The BOA, BSSH and BESS have published this patient information ...
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BOA and GIRFT statement on 'ring fenced' orthopaedic beds in the COVID-19 context
19 October 2020: The BOA and GIRFT have worked together to produce this statemen...
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BOA statement about proposed suspensions of elective operations in some regions
15 October 2020: The BOA is aware of media reports regarding hospitals in Englan...
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Progress on restarting elective orthopaedic surgery
8 October 2020: Orthopaedic elective surgery has achieved one of the lowest perc...
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BOA viewpoint on communications with waiting list patients and those approaching surgery
28 September 2020: The reduction in number of operations during the COVID-19 pan...
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Coronavirus BOA FAQs for patients
25 September 2020: The information within these FAQs is intended to help and sup...
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A message from the BOA to patients waiting for surgery
25 September 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are af...
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BOA position on suspending surgery due to COVID-19
15 September 2020: With cases of COVID rising across the UK there is discussion ...
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Arthritis & You Campaign
1 September 2020: The BOA worked with Health Awareness on the 2020 Arthritis & Y...
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BOA statement on NICE planned care rapid guideline
3 August 2020: The BOA supports the implementation of the COVID-19 rapid guideli...
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A message for people waiting for joint replacement and other orthopaedic surgery
26 June 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are affecti...
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Joint Statement from the BOA and Versus Arthritis on April Waiting Times
11 June 2020: Elective surgery – including joint replacement surgery – has taken...
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BOA statement regarding hip and knee waiting times FOI data
24 February 2020: The BOA has raised concerns for some time over waiting times f...
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BOA/BASK/BHS communication about changes to knee revision surgery in England
18 December 2019: The BOA, BHS and BASK, wish to inform our members about develo...
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BOA expresses growing concern over lengthening waiting times for patients
14 November 2019: New waiting times figures released today by NHS England show a...
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Patient Statement regarding NJR and Implants
2 May 2019: The BOA, BHS and BASK are aware of Daily Mail coverage regarding imp...
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BOA respond to NHS waiting times
17 April 2019: The BOA is very concerned about increasing waiting times for pati...
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