Press Releases and Statements

09 Aug 2017

Arbitrary Barriers: Rationing of Orthopaedic Services

9 August 2017 - The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) is strongly opposed to...
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01 Jul 2017

BOA and BASK position statement on PHIN publication of knee replacement volumes

1 July 2017 - Publication of knee replacement volumes: Position statement from t...
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19 Oct 2020

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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06 Jan 2019

BOA and RCS joint response to The Sunday Times article on hip and knee surgery in obese patients

6 January 2019 - The BOA and the Royal College of Surgeons issued a response to ...
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02 Feb 2018

BOA celebrates its 100 year anniversary today

2 February 2018 - Created after the first World War in 1918 by 12 surgeons wanti...
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Press Releases

24 Apr 2024

BOA Council Decision April 2024 – Training Issues and Physician Associates

The BOA Council today (24 April 2024) agreed a statement on training issues and ...
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14 Nov 2019

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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13 Sep 2018

BOA PHIN background briefing and position statement

13 September 2018 - PHIN (Private Healthcare Information Network) has been taske...
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15 Sep 2020

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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08 Nov 2019

BOA Position statement on Medical Device Regulation from 2020

On 26th May 2017, the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745) was published, w...
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14 Nov 2014

BOA recommendations on pooled waiting lists

14 November 2014 - Continuity of care forms an important part of medical care an...
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17 Apr 2019

BOA respond to NHS waiting times

17 April 2019: The BOA is very concerned about increasing waiting times for pati...
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30 Jul 2018

BOA Responds to the GMC Training Survey

30 July 2018 - The GMC annual national training survey 2018 results were publish...
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02 May 2022

BOA response to article in The Times on NICE guidelines for osteoarthritis patients

The BOA wrote a letter to the Editor of the Times in response to their article '...
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Press Releases

19 Nov 2014

BOA response to Consultant Outcomes Publication (COP) - My NHS Data release

19 November 2014 - The BOA strongly supports the publication of surgical outcome...
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02 Feb 2015

BOA response to media report regarding bone therapeutics

2 February 2015 - The Mail on Sunday published an article on 1st February 2015 r...
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23 Dec 2014

BOA Response to National Tariff Payment Scheme for 2015/16

23 December 2014 - As the professional body for Trauma and Orthopaedics the BOA ...
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07 Sep 2017

BOA Response to Never Events

7 September 2017 - The BOA supports and advises root-cause analysis of these eve...
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10 Sep 2015

BOA response to NHFD Annual Report

10 September 2015 - The British Orthopaedic Association welcomes the National Hi...
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12 Apr 2018

BOA Response to NHS England Figures on people waiting over 18 weeks for T&O surgery

12 April 2018 - NHS England figures show number of people waiting over 18 weeks ...
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30 Jun 2023

BOA response to publication of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

The publication today of the Government’s NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is welcom...
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01 Jul 2014

BOA response to Shape of Training

The Independent review of the commissioning, delivery and regulation of medical ...
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25 Sep 2015

BOA Response to the Atlas of Variation 2015

25 September 2015 - The BOA welcomes the release of The Atlas of Variation 2015 ...
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10 Nov 2023

BOA signs NHS England’s sexual safety in healthcare charter

Following the reports of sexual assault, harassment and abuse in the NHS, NHS En...
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