The Scottish Hip Fracture Audit

Research

The Scottish Hip Fracture Audit (SHFA) welcomes opportunities to collaborate with colleagues to further the understanding of hip fracture and developments in care or treatment options using audit data.

If you are interested in using Hip Fracture data for research purposes, then please read the flowchart which explains the release of data process: Information Request Flowchart download pdf[104Kb] and select the relevant application form.

Please return completed forms to the Scottish National Audit Programme mailbox phs.snap@phs.scot for consideration.

We are aware that the file link above may lead to inaccessible content. If you are having any issues accessing or understanding the file content please contact: phs.snap@phs.scot

We are happy to provide appropriate colleagues in each hospital with more detailed Management Information data from the audit to help manage patients at your site. Please contact phs.mskaudit@phs.scot in the first instance.

SHFA Steering Group Publications

  • Luke Farrow, Andrew Hall, Lorna Aucott, Rik Smith, Graeme Holt, Phyo Myint. Does quality of care in hip fracture vary by day of admission? Archives of Osteoporosis. 2020 Dec;15(1):1-9. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11657-020-00725-4 (Accessed 10 August 2022) (external link)
  • Luke Farrow, Andrew Hall, Adrian Wood, Rik Smith, Jane Campbell, Kate James, Graeme Holt, James Hutchison, Phyo Myint. Quality of Care in Hip Fracture Patients: The Relationship Between Adherence to National Standards and Improved Outcomes. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2018 May 2;100(9):751-7. journals.lww.com (Accessed 10 August 2022) (external link)