National Joint Registry Data Set
Collects data for joint replacement surgery and joint replacement implants and provides activity and outcome data about the orthopaedic sector.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Also known as NJR.
- Reference code
- DCB1567 Amd 66/2017
- Publication date
- 08/06/2018
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
- Information standards
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
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Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
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- Applies to
- Mandatory for all trusts offering joint replacement surgery.
- Mandatory for all independent providers offering joint replacement surgery.
- Impacts on
- Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
- Conformance date
- 01/01/2019
- Effective from
- 04/06/2018
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Data definitions and terminologies
- Reference data
- Care setting
- Hospital
Dependencies and related standards
- Dependencies
No known dependencies.
- Related standards
No known related standards.
Review Information
- Scope
- NHS Services
- Sponsor
Jane Ingham, Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
- Senior Responsible Officer
Elaine Young, Director of Operations, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
- Business Lead
- Mike Swanson, Principal Consultant, Northgate Public Services
- Approval date
- 29/05/2018
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/05/2019
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
NHS standard contract
This collection is published under the NHS Standard Contract.
More information
The National Joint Registry (NJR) has been in operation for 15 years and provides activity and outcome data about the orthopaedic sector.
Hip, knee, ankle, elbow and shoulder joint replacements have become common operations, using a wide range of implants. The NJR helps to monitor the performance of these implants and the effectiveness of different types of surgery, improving clinical standards and benefiting patients, clinicians and the orthopaedic sector as a whole.
The NJR is managed by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) under a contract with NHS England as part of the delivery of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).
About this change
The changes reflect the data that is regarded as necessary for the NJR to meet its requirements in the monitoring and reporting of the outcomes of joint replacement surgery.
The changes are clinically endorsed and are due to new, additional procedure types being used, advances in orthopaedic device technology and changes in clinical practice. They include new data items, revision of values, and some deletions, across all joint procedures. There are corresponding changes to the XML schema which is used within the Bulk Upload service.
Version 7.0 went live on 4 June 2018.
All new procedures, i.e. those taking place from this date, must be submitted using Version 7.0.
Procedures with an operation date prior to 4 June 2018 can still be submitted using version 6.0. However, from 1 January 2019 all procedure records must be submitted using Version 7.0.
This standard is mandatory for all trusts offering joint replacement surgery under the NHS Standard Contract, Service Conditions 26.1.2.
Page last updated: 03 May 2024