Howard Cottam, Medical Director of Surgery and Anaesthetics for Medway NHS Foundation Trust which operates the hospital, said: “We are really proud to receive the Gold NJR Quality Data Provider award. Inaccurate or missing data can compromise patient safety, so we’re delighted to be recognised for our culture of data collection. Congratulations to everyone involved in keeping our information accurate and to a high standard to support patient safety.”
Tim Wilton, Medical Director of National Joint Registry, said: “Congratulations to colleagues at Medway Maritime Hospital.
“As well as being a fundamental driver to inform improved quality of care for patients, registry data provides an important source of evidence for regulators, such as the Care Quality Commission (CQC), to inform their judgements about the quality of health services.”
Since January 2024, more than 850 joint replacement operations have been carried out by surgeons at the hospital.
Now, thanks to the hospital expanding its same-day surgery pathway, suitable patients who undergo hip and knee replacements are going home on the day of their operation instead of staying in overnight or longer.
Jamie Murison was one of the first hip replacement day case patients. He praised staff for giving him ‘his life back’ and helping him on the road to recovery in record time.
