Overall in 2023, 136 NHS trusts and local health boards (comprising 255 separate hospitals) and 176 independent hospitals were open and eligible to report patient procedures to the registry. Data were not submitted in 2023 by five NHS hospitals and four independent hospitals.
Of those hospitals submitting data, the proportion of patients who gave permission (consent) for their details to be entered into the registry were:
NHS hospitals
58% of NHS hospitals achieved a consent rate greater than 95%
22% achieved a consent rate of 80% to 95%
20% recorded a consent rate of less than 80%
Independent hospitals
81% of independent hospitals achieved a consent rate greater than 95%
17% achieved a consent rate of 80% to 95%
2% recorded a consent rate of less than 80%
There has been an increase in recorded consent for all submitting hospitals when compared to the previous year, with those achieving a higher than 95% rate rising to 67%, from 54% in 2022 (47% in 2020). Consent rates are returning to pre-pandemic levels; this can be related to the ratio of elective to trauma cases, which changed significantly during 2020, having a higher proportion of trauma cases compared to previous years. There was a significant reduction in elective cases due to COVID and trauma cases have a higher rate where NJR consent is not obtained.
Similarly, the proportion of entries in which there are significant data to enable the patient to be linked to an NHS number (linkability) is listed.
NHS hospitals
66% achieved a proportion of patients with a linkable NHS number greater than 95%
22% achieved a proportion of 80% to 95%
12% recorded a proportion of less than 80%
Independent hospitals
81% achieved a proportion of patients with a linkable NHS number greater than 95%
13% achieved a proportion of 80% to 95%
6% recorded a proportion of less than 80%
In 2023, 72% of all submitting hospitals achieved over 95% linkability, a decrease on the rate seen in 2022.
Note: Independent hospitals might be expected to have lower linkability rates than NHS hospitals, as a proportion of their patients may come from overseas and do not have an NHS number.
Performance and data entry quality indicators are shown here for trusts and local health boards (many of whom comprise more than one hospital) and independent (private) providers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Guernsey for the 2023 calendar year. Outcomes analysis after hip and knee replacement surgery is also provided.
The full analysis for hospitals can be found in the document available in the downloads section.