The National Joint Registry (NJR) is an ORGANISATION.

The National Joint Registry of England and Wales was established in 2002 and its purpose is to define, improve and maintain the quality of care of individuals receiving Joint Replacement Surgery across the NHS and the independent healthcare sector.

The aims and objectives of the National Joint Registry are to:

• establish certain demographic and diagnostic characteristics of PATIENTS undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery throughout England and Wales
• ensure that PATIENTS obtain the best clinical care during and following their joint replacement operation
• ensure that NHS and other healthcare resources are best used
• improve surgical practice through the identification of best practice in orthopaedic units and hospitals
• isolate any IMPLANTS showing high failure rates so as to allow their prompt removal from the market if necessary
• improve evidence-based purchasing of joint replacement IMPLANTS for orthopaedic units and hospitals
• provide evidence of the best performing IMPLANTS to PATIENTS, clinicians, healthcare purchasers, commissioners, regulators and IMPLANT suppliers.

For further information on the National Joint Registry, see the National Joint Registry website.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	NJR