The Scottish Hip Fracture Audit

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Access the latest
SHFA Annual Report (external website) published by
Public Health Scotland on 15 August 2023

Hip fracture

Hip fracture is the most common, serious orthopaedic injury to affect the elderly, with more than 6,000 patients admitted to hospital in Scotland each year. The burden of hip fracture in Scotland is likely to increase significantly over the coming decade as a consequence of population demographic changes. It is therefore essential that we manage this injury as effectively and efficiently as possible, primarily for the benefit of patients, but also for the optimum use of NHS resources. Hip fracture represents an effective ‘tracer’ condition as the management of this injury often requires a complex journey of clinical and social care involving many different disciplinary teams and community based services. As such, if we improve the quality of care for hip fracture patients, then we can expect to improve the care provided to other fragility fracture patients.

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Scottish Hip Fracture Annual Report 2023 (2022 data)

The latest Scottish Hip Fracture Audit Annual Report 2023 (2022 data) (external link) is published by Public Health Scotland on 15 August 2023.

Education resource launched

We’ve gathered together existing educational tools and created new ones in one resource on TURAS Learn. To access visit : https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/60724 (external website) Note: You will need to sign up for an account but this is free to anyone in NHS Scotland.

Updates to the Scottish Standards of Care for Hip Fracture Patients

The latest bone health standard is included in the summary document available at: Scottish Standards of Care for Hip Fracture - January 2023 download pdf [89 Kb]. Please note that this is a temporary document while further updates are being made to the evidence and rational sections.