1) The document provides background on the national PROMs (patient-reported outcome measures) programme in the UK, which collects data on patient outcomes and experiences before and after various surgical procedures.
2) It discusses how PROMs data can be used to identify variations in outcomes across different provider trusts nationally and help trusts investigate areas for improvement.
3) It presents a case study from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust where they used their PROMs data to identify better outcomes associated with a particular knee replacement implant. They were able to significantly improve outcomes by changing to this implant.
4) It also discusses a study they did which found that preserving the infrapatella fat pad during knee replacements led to