NJR Steering Committee (NJRSC)
The NJRSC is designated as an NHS England/Improvement (NHSEI) ‘Expert Committee’ and is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and management of the NJR. The NJRSC meets quarterly and membership is formally recruited. The current list of members and their declarations are listed in the report online appendices (available in the Downloads section).
The NJR formal links into NHSEI have been delegated to the NHSEI Medical Directorate, who have ownership of the NJR and oversight of funding arrangements. As the NJR is not a legal entity as established, NHSEI provides delegated authority to the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) to ‘host’ the NJR on their behalf and provide the necessary data controllership and governance arrangements. Joint NHSEI/NJR/HQIP accountability meetings are held quarterly, with representatives of each organisation in attendance. The NJR Chair, Medical Director and Director of Operations represent the NJR. Meetings are also held between the NJR Chair and NHSEI National Medical Director as needed, to discuss areas of NJR strategy and policy
NJR Sub-committees
Eight sub-committees support the work of the NJR Steering Committee.
• Executive Committee - Chair, Professor Sir Paul Curran
• Medical Advisory Committee - Chair, Mr Timothy Wilton
• Editorial Committee - Chair, Professor Mike Reed
• Implant Scrutiny Committee - Chair, Mr Peter Howard
• Surgeon Performance Committee - Chair, Mr Peter Howard
• Research Committee - Chair, Professor Mark Wilkinson
• Data Quality Committee - Chair, Mr Derek Pegg
• Regional Clinical Coordinators Committee - Chair, Mr Derek Pegg
NJR Management Team (NJRMT)
The NJR Management Team is led by the NJR Director of Operations and supports the work of the NJRSC and its sub-committees. The team is responsible for the overall operational, contract and performance management of the NJR and for the associated communications to support NJR business activity and stakeholder engagement. The NJR’s services are delivered under two separate contracts, which are overseen, managed and monitored by the NJR Management Team.
These are:
Contract Lot 1: Data Management, Data Solutions and Associated Services
The NJR’s data management and data solutions work is contracted to a team within NEC Software Solutions (NEC). NEC has responsibility for the management and development of the data collection, software infrastructure, and data management and for reporting services for the NJR. NEC is also contracted to facilitate the front-face of the ‘NJR Service Desk’, a team who provide day-to-day information and support to the NJR’s stakeholders. A team of four NJR Compliance Officers and a Data Quality Officer also supports orthopaedic units across NHS and independent sector hospitals.
Contract Lot 2: Statistical Analysis, Solutions and Associated Services
The NJR’s statistical analysis work is contracted to a combined team from the Universities of Bristol and Oxford. The team is responsible for the delivery of analyses of the NJR’s data and data from other sources, and for developing and implementing the statistical methodologies for the identification of potential outlier performance. Their role also includes planned and ad hoc data analyses, in addition to those included in the NJR Annual Report or that are central to the work of our Implant Scrutiny Committee and our Surgical Performance Committee.