ÈȵãºÚÁÏStatements and Articles

Injectable Orthobiologic Treatments for Osteoarthritis image

Injectable Orthobiologic Treatments for Osteoarthritis

1 March 2022: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏhas written this paper to help people who are thinking abo...
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Statement on the publication of the Government’s Elective Recovery Plan image

Statement on the publication of the Government’s Elective Recovery Plan

8 February 2022: The Government has published its plan for recovery of elective ...
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Statement regarding recent media coverage about orthopaedic surgery image

Statement regarding recent media coverage about orthopaedic surgery

9 July 2021: We are aware of media coverage this week about a research study in...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏStatement on RCS England publication 'A New Deal for Surgery' image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏStatement on RCS England publication 'A New Deal for Surgery'

28 May 2021: The RCS England has published its ‘New Deal for Surgery’ today, and...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏand Specialist Society Position paper on caring for patients awaiting surgery image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏand Specialist Society Position paper on caring for patients awaiting surgery

6 May 2021: We are writing to all members of the ÈȵãºÚÁÏand the specialist societie...
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Statement from the BOA, BHS and BASK regarding newly published study about patients awaiting surgery image

Statement from the BOA, BHS and BASK regarding newly published study about patients awaiting surgery

23 March 2021: A paper published today in the Bone and Joint Journal has highlig...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement on waiting times data release from January 2021 image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement on waiting times data release from January 2021

11 March 2021: Elective Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery has been severely affecte...
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New guidance on COVID-19 vaccination, surgery and steroids image

New guidance on COVID-19 vaccination, surgery and steroids

22nd January 2021 - Guidance on the timing of vaccination, surgery and steroid i...
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NHS England waiting list figures show T&O patients are worst affected image

NHS England waiting list figures show T&O patients are worst affected

11 December 2020: The latest Trauma and Orthopaedic data for England, published ...
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Current ÈȵãºÚÁÏposition regarding elective activity, waiting lists and restart image

Current ÈȵãºÚÁÏposition regarding elective activity, waiting lists and restart

11 December 2020: In late-March 2020, all non-urgent elective operations and mos...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏ statement on Comprehensive Spending Review image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏ statement on Comprehensive Spending Review

25th November 2020 - The Government has announced an additional £1 billion for t...
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Information for patients having steroid injections in the upper limb or hand during the Coronavirus pandemic image

Information for patients having steroid injections in the upper limb or hand during the Coronavirus pandemic

23 October 2020: The BOA, BSSH and BESS have published this patient information ...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏand GIRFT statement on 'ring fenced' orthopaedic beds in the COVID-19 context image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏand GIRFT statement on 'ring fenced' orthopaedic beds in the COVID-19 context

19 October 2020: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏand GIRFT have worked together to produce this statemen...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement about proposed suspensions of elective operations in some regions image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement about proposed suspensions of elective operations in some regions

15 October 2020: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏis aware of media reports regarding hospitals in Englan...
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Progress on restarting elective orthopaedic surgery image

Progress on restarting elective orthopaedic surgery

8 October 2020: Orthopaedic elective surgery has achieved one of the lowest perc...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏviewpoint on communications with waiting list patients and those approaching surgery image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏviewpoint on communications with waiting list patients and those approaching surgery

28 September 2020: The reduction in number of operations during the COVID-19 pan...
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Coronavirus ÈȵãºÚÁÏFAQs for patients image

Coronavirus ÈȵãºÚÁÏFAQs for patients

25 September 2020: The information within these FAQs is intended to help and sup...
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A message from the ÈȵãºÚÁÏto patients waiting for surgery image

A message from the ÈȵãºÚÁÏto patients waiting for surgery

25 September 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are af...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏposition on suspending surgery due to COVID-19 

15 September 2020: With cases of COVID rising across the UK there is discussion ...
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Arthritis & You Campaign image

Arthritis & You Campaign

1 September 2020: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏworked with Health Awareness on the 2020 Arthritis & Y...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement on NICE planned care rapid guideline image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement on NICE planned care rapid guideline

3 August 2020: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏsupports the implementation of the COVID-19 rapid guideli...
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A message for people waiting for joint replacement and other orthopaedic surgery image

A message for people waiting for joint replacement and other orthopaedic surgery

26 June 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are affecti...
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Joint Statement from the ÈȵãºÚÁÏand Versus Arthritis on April Waiting Times image

Joint Statement from the ÈȵãºÚÁÏand Versus Arthritis on April Waiting Times

11 June 2020: Elective surgery – including joint replacement surgery – has taken...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement regarding hip and knee waiting times FOI data image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏstatement regarding hip and knee waiting times FOI data

24 February 2020: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏhas raised concerns for some time over waiting times f...
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BOA/BASK/BHS communication about changes to knee revision surgery in England image

BOA/BASK/BHS communication about changes to knee revision surgery in England

18 December 2019: The BOA, BHS and BASK, wish to inform our members about develo...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏexpresses growing concern over lengthening waiting times for patients image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏexpresses growing concern over lengthening waiting times for patients

14 November 2019: New waiting times figures released today by NHS England show a...
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Patient Statement regarding NJR and Implants image

Patient Statement regarding NJR and Implants

2 May 2019: The BOA, BHS and BASK are aware of Daily Mail coverage regarding imp...
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ÈȵãºÚÁÏrespond to NHS waiting times image

ÈȵãºÚÁÏrespond to NHS waiting times

17 April 2019: The ÈȵãºÚÁÏis very concerned about increasing waiting times for pati...
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