Nurses, consultants and the theatre team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, are celebrating after achieving Gold in this year’s National Joint Registry (NJR) awards for demonstrating consistently high patient safety standards for its joint replacement surgeries.
“This accolade is a testament to our incredible team…At our hospitals, patient safety is always our top priority, and this award is a reflection of our commitment to providing exceptional care for every patient.”
Steve Booker, Hospital Director at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough
As a specialist in orthopaedic surgery, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, complete a large volume of joint replacements every year for both NHS and private patients – most commonly hip and knee replacements – and has successfully completed a rigorous quality data audit for the NJR to demonstrate ‘best practice’ and ensure the very best in patient outcomes.
The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement procedures to improve the clinical outcomes for patients, and to provide feedback on surgical performance to orthopaedic clinicians and joint replacement implant manufacturers. The ‘NJR Quality Data Provider’ certificate scheme was introduced to offer hospitals a blueprint for reaching high quality standards relating to patient safety and to reward those who have met the registry’s high targets in the achievement of the quality of the data collected.
Steve Booker, Hospital Director, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough, says: “This accolade is a testament to our incredible team for their dedication and expertise in orthopaedic procedures, and to our patients for trusting us with their joint replacements. At our hospitals, patient safety is always our top priority, and this award is a reflection of our commitment to providing exceptional care for every patient.”
“Congratulations to colleagues at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough…The Quality Data Provider Award received by the team at this hospital demonstrates the high standards that are being met in ensuring compliance with the registry and is a reflection of the strong departmental efforts to achieve such status.”
Tim Wilton, Medical Director of the National Joint Registry
Medical Director of the National Joint Registry, Mr Tim Wilton, said: “Congratulations to colleagues at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough. The Quality Data Provider Award received by the team at this hospital demonstrates the high standards that are being met in ensuring compliance with the registry and is a reflection of the strong departmental efforts to achieve such status.
“As well as being a fundamental driver to inform improved quality of care for patients, our registry data also provides an important source of evidence for regulators, such as the Care Quality Commission, to help to inform their knowledge and judgement about the quality of health services.”
Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough is celebrating its 20th anniversary after opening in 2005. It continues to successfully help reduce NHS waiting lists in hip and knee surgery. Over the past two decades, the hospital has continued to grow with four theatres, and now over 5,000 private and NHS patients every year. The team specialises in hip and knee replacements, hernia treatments and cataract surgery. Private patients can be self-referred to Wellsoon Private Healthcare available at the hospital. NHS patients can ask their GP for a referral to Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough.
