Publication, Part of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England, for Hip and Knee Replacement Procedures (April 2020 to March 2021)
Official statistics
Summary
Patients undergoing elective inpatient surgery for hip and knee replacement, funded by the English NHS are asked to complete questionnaires before and after their operations to assess improvement in health as perceived by the patients themselves. This publication is for Finalised Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - April 2020 to March 2021.
Please note that this publication covers a period where health services were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The completion, return and processing of questionnaire data analysed in this publication will have occurred during a period where restrictions on movement and changes to behaviours may have affected response levels.
August 2023 update: The figures for knee replacements in the Patient Profile section were updated in August 2023. Due to an error, they had not previously been updated from the 2019-20 figures.
Key Facts
97% of respondents reported improvement for hip replacements
These patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Hip Score.
94% of respondents reported an improvement for knee replacements
These patients reported an improvement for the Oxford Knee Score.
At least 90% of respondents felt better after their operation
95% of hip replacement patients felt better after the operation and 90% of knee replacement patients also felt better.
The majority of patients thought the results of their operation were excellent, very good or good.
This occurred for 93% of hip replacement patients and 87% of knee replacement patients.
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Last edited: 3 August 2023 3:30 pm