HOSPITAL PARTICIPATION
| All hospitals (both public and private) undertaking joint replacement contribute data to the Registry. All hospitals were contacted to participate in data collection for the Registry. Following initial contact with hospital administration and orthopaedic surgeons, an Information Data Collection document outlining the Registry and data collection processes was provided to each hospital. The document was prepared in a manner to allow hospital administrations the choice of presenting the document to an ethics, quality assurance or medical advisory committee. Once approval was granted, procedures were implemented to begin data collection. Each hospital nominates a hospital coordinator (usually a member of theatre nursing staff) to liaise with Registry staff and be responsible for coordinating the completion and submission of data forms to the Registry.
Implementation of the Registry commenced in nine South Australian hospitals in September 1999. Since that time all hospitals in Australia that undertake joint replacement have agreed to submit data. Currently the Registry receives information on over 6000 procedures per month from almost 300 hospitals.
Table NJRR1: Date of Commencement by State and Territory
| State/Territory | Commencement Date | | South Australia | September 1999 | | Queensland | April 2000 | | Western Australia | April 2000 | | Victoria | July 2000 | | Tasmania | September 2000 | | Northern Territory | October 2000 | | Australian Capital Territory | May 2001 | | New South Wales | June 2001 |
Implementation was completed nationally by mid-2002; therefore 2003 was the first year of complete national data.
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