Policy and Position Statements
Below you will find the BOA’s policy and stance on a number of topical issues facing trauma and orthopaedics, including engagement with key stakeholders such as the Department of Health and NHS, and joined up working with other partners such as the GMC, ARMA and ARUK.
If you would like further information on any of the information below please contact policy@boa.ac.uk.
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Statement from the BOA, BHS and BASK regarding newly published study about patients awaiting surgery
A paper published today in the Bone and Joint Journal has highlighted grave conc...
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BOA statement on waiting times data release from January 2021
11th March 2021 - Elective Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery has been severely affe...
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NuVasive PRECICE device recall by MHRA
21st January 2021 - The MHRA yesterday issued a notice on 20 Jan 2021 about a de...
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Current BOA position regarding elective activity, waiting lists and restart
11th December 2020 - In late-March 2020, all non-urgent elective operations and ...
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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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BOA and GIRFT statement on 'ring fenced' orthopaedic beds in the COVID-19 context
The BOA and GIRFT have worked together to produce this statement regarding 'ring...
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BOA statement about proposed suspensions of elective operations in some regions
The BOA is aware of media reports regarding hospitals in England that are consid...
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Progress on restarting elective orthopaedic surgery
Orthopaedic elective surgery has achieved one of the lowest percentage returns t...
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BOA viewpoint on communications with waiting list patients and those approaching surgery
The reduction in number of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic (just 4.9% of...
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BOA position on suspending surgery due to COVID-19
With cases of COVID rising across the UK there is discussion of a second wave an...
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BOA statement on NICE planned care rapid guideline
The BOA supports the implementation of the COVID-19 rapid guideline ‘Arranging p...
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BOA statement on The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) welcomes this report from Baroness Cum...
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