Deprivation and Access to Planned Hip Replacement Surgery
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation programme: QualityWatch
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Surgical Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The directly standardised rate of hip replacement operations per 100,000 population, adjusted for sex and age, by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) decile.
Numerator
The number of hip replacement operations of adults aged 18+ years where the main operation code is between W37-W39 or W93-W95.
Denominator
The mid-year population estimates by age and sex at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in England.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Directly standardised
Stratifications
By decile level and financial year.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES), Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025