Published 2022-06-01
“…Objective To evaluate the impact of the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ (GIRFT) national improvement programme in orthopaedics, which started in 2012.Design Mixed-methods study comprising statistical analysis of linked national datasets (National Joint Registry; Hospital Episode Statistics; Patient-Reported Outcomes); economic analysis and qualitative case studies in six National Health Service (
NHS) Trusts.Setting NHS elective orthopaedic surgery in England.Participants 736 088 patients who underwent primary hip or knee replacement at 126
NHS Trusts between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2018, plus 50 NHS staff.Intervention Improvement bundle including ‘deep dive’ visits by senior clinician to
NHS Trusts, informed by bespoke set of routine performance data, to discuss how improvements could be made locally.Main outcome measures Number of procedures conducted by low volume surgeons; use of uncemented hip implants in patients >65; arthroscopy in year prior to knee replacement; hospital length of stay; emergency readmissions within 30 days; revision surgery within 1 year; health-related quality of life and functional status.Results National trends demonstrated substantial improvements beginning prior to GIRFT. …”
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