Category
Standard
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Updated
September 2023
This is the current version.
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by people with a suspected hip fracture, from presentation to hospital through to completion of treatment and discharge from hospital. This clinical care standard targets patients aged 50+, but also applies to younger people with hip fractures caused by osteoporosis or osteopenia.
Main sections:
- Hip fracture clinical care standard
- Indicators for local monitoring
- Clinical care standards
- About the hip fracture clinical care standard
- How to use this clinical care standard
- Quality statement 1 - Care at presentation
- Quality statement 2 - Pain management
- Quality statement 3 - Orthogeriatric model of care
- Quality statement 4 - Timing of surgery
- Quality statement 5 - Mobilisation and weight bearing
- Quality statement 6 - Minimising risk of another fracture
- Quality statement 7 - Transition from hospital care
Main sections:
- Hip fracture clinical care standard
- Indicators for local monitoring
- Clinical care standards
- About the hip fracture clinical care standard
- How to use this clinical care standard
- Quality statement 1 - Care at presentation
- Quality statement 2 - Pain management
- Quality statement 3 - Orthogeriatric model of care
- Quality statement 4 - Timing of surgery
- Quality statement 5 - Mobilisation and weight bearing
- Quality statement 6 - Minimising risk of another fracture
- Quality statement 7 - Transition from hospital care
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