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Western Trust Arthroplasty Team at Altnagelvin Hospital celebrate Silver level National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider for 2025.
PICTURED ABOVE: Western Trust Arthroplasty Team, pictured back row, from left to right: Robert Hart, Physiotherapist; Nichola Cairns, Assistant Nursing Services Manager (Acute); Pauline Davis, Pre-op Ward Sister and Mr Rob BruceBrand, Lead Arthroplasty Consultant. Front row: Nessan McQuaid, Arthroplasty Practitioner; Annette Lafferty, Pre-op Higher Clerical Officer and Aisling McCloskey, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Trauma & Orthopaedics.
The Western Health and Social Care Trust’s Arthroplasty Team, based at Altnagelvin Hospital, has been recognised as a 2025 Silver Level National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider.
Nichola Cairns, Assistant Nursing Services Manager at the Western Trust said: “Congratulations to the Arthroplasty Team on receiving silver accreditation in the NJR Quality Data Provider Awards 2025. The Arthroplasty Team work as part of a multidisciplinary team of orthopaedic consultants, registrars, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to diagnose, treat and manage joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.
"I am extremely proud of the excellent work done by our staff and the impact this makes on our patients who undergo surgical, orthopaedic procedures at Altnagelvin Hospital every day.
“Meeting these NJR targets requires a strong effort department wide and this award is a way of recognition by NJR to thank all staff who have worked hard to achieve compliance targets during the 2024/25 data quality audit year. Well done to everyone involved!”
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Nessan McQuaid: Arthroplasty Practitioner, Altnagelvin Hospital said: “We are delighted to have received silver accreditation in recognition of the continued hard work and dedication of our Arthroplasty Team. Thank you to everyone for your support and efforts to help us achieve this level of award. We received a Bronze award for the 2023/24 audit cycle and this reflects further improvement in our performance.
“Also thank you to all of our pre-operative staff, theatre staff as well as all of our operating staff who do so much work to support our NJR data collection.”
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