Crossing quartiles: Improving time to theatre for patients with hip fractures in a large UK district general hospital; A quality improvement report

Neck of femur fractures are common injuries in the elderly population and carry significant morbidity and mortality. The introduction of a Best Practice Tariff (BPT) in 2010 laid out the criteria for optimising hip fracture care. These outcomes are audited annually by the National Hip Fracture Database. Meeting all six key targets attracts a financial uplift for each patient; one of these criteria is for an operation within 36 hours of...