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National Joint Registry adds Northern Ireland NHS, independent hospitals
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The National Joint Registry announced the addition of five Northern Ireland National Health Service hospitals to the registry, effective Feb. 1.
“Northern Ireland is a powerful addition to what is already a mature dataset,” Elaine Young, National Development Lead for the National Joint Registry (NJR), stated in an NJR press release. “The more comprehensive the data we have, the more finely tuned our analysis can become and the better support for patients and clinicians we can provide. We are extremely pleased Northern Ireland has joined the NJR and look forward to working with them.”
In addition to the five NHS hospitals, three independent hospitals will be added to the registry. The following hospitals have been added to the NJR from Northern Ireland:
- Belfast Trust – Musgrave Park and Royal Victoria
- South Eastern Trust – Ulster Hospital
- Western Trust – Altnagelvin Hospital
- Southern Trust – Craigavon Hospital
- Kingsbridge Private Hospital
- Ulster Independent Hospital
- North West Independent Hospital
“By joining the National Joint Registry clinicians in Northern Ireland will have access to greater information to support them in improving care for patients who need joint replacements,” John Compton, Health and Social Care Board chief executive, stated in the release.