Improving Hip Fracture Care in Ireland: A Preliminary Report of the Irish Hip Fracture Database

Table 3

Comparison of the first UK NHFD report in 2009 and the most recent UK NHFD report in 2013 with the first IHFD report.

Standard	UK NHFD 2009 preliminary report	UK NHFD 2013 report	IHFD 2013 preliminary report
() Admission to orthopaedic ward within 4 hours	N/A	50%	32%
() Surgery within 48 hours and during working hours	75%	86%	77%
() Patients developing pressure ulcers	N/A	3.5%	4%
() Preoperative assessment by an orthogeriatrician	24%	49%	8%
() Discharged on bone protection medication	N/A	69%	41%
() Received a falls assessment prior to discharge	44%	94%	60%