Publication, Part of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England for Hip and Knee Replacement Procedures (April 2021 to March 2022)
Official statistics
Patient Engagement
Hip Replacements
The chart below shows the number of NHS funded hip replacement procedures carried out in hospitals, pre-operative questionnaires returned1 and post-operative questionnaires returned2. Please note that 2020-21 activity levels were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- There were 68,335 hip replacement procedures and 47,872 pre-operative questionnaires. This gives a headline participation rate of 70.1%, which is an increase from last year (67.1% in 2020-21).
- Of the 47,827 pre-operative questionnaires, 27,753 successfully linked to a PROMs-eligible episode within HES giving a linkage rate of 58.0%. This is a decrease from 59.6% in 2020-21.
- Patients returned 63.1% of the post-operative questionnaires they were sent, lower than the 2020-21 response rate of 67.1%.
- Of the total number of HES episodes, 16,980 successfully linked to both a pre- and post-operative questionnaire.
Knee Replacements
The chart below shows the number of NHS funded knee replacement procedures carried out in hospitals, pre-operative questionnaires returned and post-operative questionnaires returned1. Please note that 2020-21 activity levels were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- There were 74,082 knee replacement procedures and 50,616 pre-operative questionnaires. This gives a headline participation rate of 68.3%, which is an increase from last year (66.0% in 2020-21).
- Of the 50,616 pre-operative questionnaires, 30,080 successfully linked to a PROMs-eligible episode within HES giving a linkage rate of 59.4%. This is an increase from 59.0% in 2020-21.
- Patients returned 59.4% of the post-operative questionnaires they were sent, slightly higher than the 2020-21 response rate of 58.6%
- Of the total number of episodes found in HES, 17,049 successfully linked to both a pre- and post-operative questionnaire.
Notes
1. In order to respond to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic NHS hospitals in England were instructed to suspend all non-urgent elective surgery for patients for parts of the 2020/21 reporting period. A reduced service continued during the 2021/22 reporting period. This has directly impacted upon reported volumes of activity pertaining
to Hip & Knee replacements reported in PROMS. In addition it is possible that behaviours around activities relating to the completion, return and processing of pre and post-operative questionnaires may have also been impacted when compared to earlier years data where behaviours and processes related to managing the current pandemic were not in place.
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