A repository of all resources produced by the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) for patients and carers.
Patient and carer resources
Hip fracture guide: a guide for family carers
If you're a carer and the person you care for fractures their hip, this guide will ensure that you are equipped with the information you need to support their recovery.
Your hip fracture: all about your hip fracture and what to expect on the road to recovery
A guide for patients who have fractured their hip, and their families and carers which explains what a hip fracture is, and answers questions about how you will be cared for before and after your operation.
Also available in Welsh: Fy ngofal ar ôl torri fy nghlun
Recovering after a hip fracture: helping people understand physiotherapy in the NHS
Hip fracture is a serious, life-changing injury that can affect older people, and is the commonest reason for them to need emergency anaesthesia and surgery. The Physiotherapy Hip Fracture Sprint Audit (PHFSA) was the biggest ever audit of UK physiotherapy, and has implications for physiotherapists working in many settings.
Video resources
Using the NHFD to examine hip fracture care
How to look at national performance using the NHFD website.
Improving care in the Emergency Department
What can the NHFD do to help ED staff prioritise care for patients with hip fracture.
First steps in orthogeriatric assessment
Key topics (the fall, the injury, anaesthesia and surgery, prognosis and care decisions) an orthogeriatrician might contribute to the initial assessment of someone who has just presented with a new hip fracture
How can Physiotherapists get the most out of National Hip Fracture Database data?
A snapshot of how Physiotherapists can view, export and analyse data found on the National Hip Fracture Database with suggestions of quality improvement initiatives dependant on what your data is telling you.
Orthopaedic Out of Bed Project (OOBP): Using NHFD data
This video summarises the orthopaedic out of bed project (OOBP) which was published in the BMJ Open in 2023 and demonstrates how the National Hip Fracture Database can be used to guide quality improvement projects and improve patient care and outcomes.
Implants and hip fracture surgery
The importance of balancing standardised, evidenced base case with individualised clinical judgment.
Nutrition and people with hip fracture
The importance of nutrition to patient recovery
The commonest complication of hip fracture - delirium screening and the NHFD
A webinar focusing on the commonest complication of hip fracture, delirium, and delirium screening.
Improving use of osteoporosis treatment as secondary prevention
How to use the NHFD website to access information about local and national bone protection strategies using osteoporosis medication.
Using the REDUCE study to improve care
An introduction to the REDUCE study's work on organisation of hip fracture services.
Quarterly NHFD governance meetings
Using the NHFD website to review KPI figures in each quarter's governance meeting.
Using the NHFD website to monitor 30-day survival, and how to identify when a hospital's case mix adjusted mortality might need improvement.
Using NHFD data for audit and research
Accessing NHFD for use in local improvement, audit and research.