The Duchy Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has received national recognition for its commitment to patient safety. Achieving the award required staff and doctors at the hospital to perform, record and maintain accurate data for all the hospital’s orthopaedic treatments.
Duchy Hospital Receives Award for Commitment to Patient Safety The Duchy Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has received national recognition for its commitment to patient safety. Achieving the award required staff and doctors at the hospital to perform, record and maintain accurate data for all the hospital’s orthopaedic treatments. The quality of the information recorded was then audited by the National Joint Registry to help hospitals across the country create their own best practice framework. The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacement operations. The registry collects high quality orthopaedic data in order to provide evidence to support patient safety, standards in quality of care, and overall cost-effectiveness in joint replacement surgery. To achieve the award, hospitals are required to meet a series of six ambitious targets during the audit period 2022/23. The NJR Data Quality Audit investigates the accurate number of joint replacement procedures submitted to the registry compared to the number carried out and recorded in the local hospital Patient Administration System. The audit ensures that the NJR is collecting and reporting upon the most complete, accurate data possible across all hospitals performing joint replacement operations, including The Duchy Hospital. NJR targets also include having a high level of patients consenting for their details to be included in the registry and for hospitals to demonstrate timely responses to any alerts issued by the NJR in relation to potential patient safety concerns. Michelle Eardley, Executive Director at The Duchy Hospital, said:
“Improving patient safety is of the upmost importance and is a key priority for all staff. We fully support the National Joint Registry’s work in facilitating improvement in clinical outcomes and governance for the benefit of joint replacement patients and we’re delighted to be awarded as an ‘NJR Quality Data Provider’.”National Joint Registry Medical Director, Mr Tim Wilton, added:
“Congratulations to colleagues at The Duchy Hospital. The Quality Data Provider Award demonstrates the high standards being met towards ensuring compliance with the NJR and is often a reflection of strong departmental efforts to achieve such status. Registry data provides an important source of evidence for regulators, such as the Care Quality Commission, to inform their judgements about services, as well as being a fundamental driver to inform improved quality of care for patients.”Full details about the NJR’s Quality Data Provider certificate scheme can be found online at: https://www.njrcentre.org.uk. About Circle Health Group Circle Health Group is an award-winning healthcare provider operating Britain’s largest network of independent hospitals. More information can be found at Circlehealthgroup.co.uk For more information about the NJR see: https://www.njrcentre.org.uk Media contacts: George Mills T: 07720259705 E: george.mills@circlehealthgroup.co.uk George Mills PR & External Communications Lead Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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