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CCG FOI 639 – Hip/knee Replacements

Responded to: 10th August 2016

1. Does the CCG Commission NHS Arthroplasty services? Yes

2. a) What is the total number of hip replacement operations your Trust has commissioned over the following years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Please provide 5 answers, in calendar years.

2014 – 426, 2015 – 439

b) What is the total number of hip replacement revision operations your Trust has commissioned over the following years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Please provide 5 answers, in calendar years.

2014 – 40, 2015 – 39

c) What is the total number of knee replacements your Trust has commissioned over the following years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Please provide 5 answers, in calendar

2014 – 393, 2015 – 415

d) What is the total number of knee replacement revisions your Trust has commissioned over the following years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Please provide 5 answers, in calendar

2014 – 20, 2015 – 19

Please note: NHS Stockport CCG has only been in existence since April 1st 2013 and therefore only holds information from this date to the present day.We are not in a position to provide information on former and now defunct organisations. If you wish to pursue this further you need to contact: england.foihub@nhs.net  

3. a) What is the average length of time patients wait for a hip replacement procedure from diagnosis to treatment?

b) What is the average length of time patients wait for a hip replacement revision from diagnosis to treatment?

c) What is the average length of time patients wait for a knee replacement from diagnosis to treatment?

d) What is the average length of time patients wait for a knee replacement revision from diagnosis to treatment?

For questions 3a – d NHS Stockport CCG cannot answer these questions as Referral To Treatment data is not broken down by operation. You may wish to contact individual providers.

4. a) What is the maximum length of time patients wait for a hip replacement from diagnosis?

b) What is the maximum length of time patients wait for a hip replacement revision from diagnosis?

c) What is the maximum length of time patients wait for a knee replacement from diagnosis?

b) What is the maximum length of time patients wait for a knee replacement revision from diagnosis?

For questions 4a-d NHS Stockport CCG cannot answer these questions as Referral To Treatment data is not broken down by operation. You may wish to contact individual providers.

5. a. Have you amended your commissioning guidelines on commissioning of hip and knee replacements in the last 5 years? No

b. Have you introduced any new polices on access to hip and knee replacement in the last 5 calendar years? No

c. Are you considering any additional restrictions to hip and knee replacement- e.g. any discussions at board level? No

  1. What is your total spend on hip and knee replacements and hip and knee revisions:
  2. In cash terms?
  3. as a percentage of total spend?
  2014   2015
  Cash terms
   Percentage   of total spend   Cash terms Percentage of total spend
Hip replacements £2,461,902.79     0.68 £2,652,855.80 0.69
Hip replacement revision operations £390,549.33     0.10 £356,370.09 0.09
Knee replacements  

£2,429,738.71

 

     0.67 £2,676,090.75 0.68
Knee replacement revision operations  

£159,274.59

 

     0.04  

£164,512.90

 

 0.04

 

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