SHFA Latest News
Scottish Hip Fracture Forum (external link)
(Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals)
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.
The Scottish Hip Fracture Annual Report 2024 (2023 data) - external link is published by Public Health Scotland on 6 August 2024.
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.
The latest revision to the Scottish Standards of Care for Hip Fracture (external link) has been published by Public Health Scotland on 17 May 2024.