NJR Surgeon and Hospital Profile
Hospital

Hospital: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
SURGEONS WITH ACTIVITY RECORDED IN NJR
Surgeon NameGMC CodeSurgeon’s Activity
Richard Stephen Bale3166932 S
Timothy Barlow6157605 H K
Jonathan Anthony Barrow7079868 H K
Simon Benjamin Barton6120595 H K
Timothy Nicholas Board4313429 H K
Amol Rajiv Chitre6029601 H K E
Benjamin Coupe4673286 K
James Hawitt Davenport4710727 H A
Hiren Maganlal Divecha6148025 H K
Anil Kumar Gambhir3543377 H K
Mukesh Venkatesh Hemmady4661139 H K
Edward George Jeans7045220 H
Peter Richard Kay2714482 H K
Jonathan Nicholas Lamb7083958 H K
Aslam Mohammed2982344 H K
Puneet Monga6034744 S
Hajime Nagai5202620 H K
Jeremy Oakley6030834 H K
Sunil Panchani6101638 H K
George Pavlou6025257 H K
Asim Rajpura6072968 H K
Shruti Videshnandan Raut7140344 H
Matthew Richard Ricks6160692 H E S
Joseph Ring6145549 H A
Rafael Sales Fernandez7330367 H K
Debbie Anne Shaw6121052 H K
Robert Smith4088125 H K A
Ahmad Sulaiman Khaled7134323 H K
Adam Charles Watts4427193 E
Christopher Robert Whelton7074308 H K
Andrew Charles Wright6157854 H E S
Henry Wynn Jones4552006 H K
Key :
H Hip surgery
K Knee surgery
A Ankle surgery
E Elbow surgery
S Shoulder surgery
12-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (1 YEAR)
Data for 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this HospitalNational Average
Hip Primary-219368
Hip Revision-2323
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacement5305
Knee PrimaryUnicondylar Knee ReplacementFewer Than 563
Knee Revision-1519
Shoulder Primary-Fewer Than 528
Shoulder Revision-Fewer Than 54
           Total262+810
36-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (3 YEAR)
Data for 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2025
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this HospitalNational Average
Hip Primary-409958
Hip Revision-6260
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacement13795
Knee PrimaryUnicondylar Knee ReplacementFewer Than 5151
Knee Revision-4049
Elbow Primary-Fewer Than 514
Shoulder Primary-772
Shoulder Revision-Fewer Than 58
           Total531+2107
HIPS
PATIENT IMPROVEMENT AND OUTCOMES

This information display shows you how this hospital compares to the national rates for a range of patient improvement and outcomes measures used to demonstrate quality in joint replacement surgery. Against each measure you will be able to see whether this hospital is performing better than expected, within the expected range or worse than expected for this type of surgery. This hospital is represented on the chart by a black marker or orange triangle.

It is important to note that the types of patients a hospital treats and the procedures it carries out can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

 
Patient improvement

Patient improvement, featured in this chart, looks at three measures of patient-reported outcomes that are routinely assessed following hip/knee replacement in England. This information is not currently collected in Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey or the independent sector and as a result, no data is available to display.

The measures are referred to using their technical names 'Oxford hip/knee score', 'EQ-5D' and 'EQ-VAS' click here for a non-technical introduction to these.

Data for 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025


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Patient Reported Improvement MeasureThis Trust Patient Records AnalysedTrust Avg Health GainNational Avg Health Gain
Oxford hip ScoreNo Data Available--
EQ-5DNo Data Available--
EQ-VASNo Data Available--
 

Patient outcomes

Patient outcomes, featured in this second chart below, looks at mortality and revision. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information including additional notes on factors that may affect the results shown including whether the hospital is providing a full and accurate submission of first-time joint replacement and revision operation data to the NJR.

Data for August 2015 - August 2025


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Patient Outcomes Quality MeasureThis Hospital Patient Records AnalysedThis Hospital RatioNational Ratio
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90 Day Mortality: Operations August20-August25Inside control limits240.821.00
Revision Rate: Operations August15-August25Inside control limits3000.531.00
Revision Rate: Operations August20-August25Inside control limits1060.381.00
 
ABOUT THE PATIENTS WHO WERE TREATED

This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time hip replacement patients treated at this hospital between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2025. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this hospital has treated a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This hospital is represented on the chart by the black marker ().

The types of patients a hospital treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

For hospitals in England and Wales, the NJR has collected information since 2003. For Northern Ireland since 2013, for the Isle of Man since 2015 and for Guernsey since 2019.

Data for 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2025


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male33%40%
Under 60 years of age9%20%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)5%13%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)70%20%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis84%13%
 
90-DAY MORTALITY
Data for August 2020 to August 2025 Hospital risk adjusted 90-day mortality

What does this mean?

This shows 90-day mortality following hip surgery for this hospital, based on the type of patients this hospital has seen.

The hospital you are reviewing is highlighted as an orange triangle. Progression along the horizontal axis (x axis) means that the hospital has done more cases and/or cases at a higher mortality risk such as older patients. Progression along the vertical axis (y axis) means the hospital has had more deaths.

The vertical axis figures are presented as a standardised mortality ratio. This means the values do not represent percentages of patients who have died, but they represent the proportion of deaths compared to the national average. The data is also ‘risk adjusted’ to take account of the fact that different hospitals may operate on more higher-risk or lower-risk patients e.g. because of demographics in the patient population they work with.

  • Hospitals on the central (green) horizontal line (at national average ratio figure of 1) have had exactly the average expected mortality
  • Hospitals either side of the central green line but below the upper red line have had a level of mortality that is within the expected range
  • Any hospitals that appear above the top red line which represents a Control limit (99.8%) have a mortality rate that is higher than expected

KNEES
PATIENT IMPROVEMENT AND OUTCOMES

This information display shows you how this hospital compares to the national rates for a range of patient improvement and outcomes measures used to demonstrate quality in joint replacement surgery. Against each measure you will be able to see whether this hospital is performing better than expected, within the expected range or worse than expected for this type of surgery. This hospital is represented on the chart by a black marker or orange triangle.

It is important to note that the types of patients a hospital treats and the procedures it carries out can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

 
Patient improvement

Patient improvement, featured in this chart, looks at three measures of patient-reported outcomes that are routinely assessed following hip/knee replacement in England. This information is not currently collected in Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey or the independent sector and as a result, no data is available to display.

The measures are referred to using their technical names 'Oxford hip/knee score', 'EQ-5D' and 'EQ-VAS' click here for a non-technical introduction to these.

Data for 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025


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Patient Reported Improvement MeasureThis Trust Patient Records AnalysedTrust Avg Health GainNational Avg Health Gain
Oxford knee ScoreNo Data Available--
EQ-5DNo Data Available--
EQ-VASNo Data Available--
 

Patient outcomes

Patient outcomes, featured in this second chart below, looks at mortality and revision. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information including additional notes on factors that may affect the results shown including whether the hospital is providing a full and accurate submission of first-time joint replacement and revision operation data to the NJR.

Data for August 2015 - August 2025


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Patient Outcomes Quality MeasureThis Hospital Patient Records AnalysedThis Hospital RatioNational Ratio
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90 Day Mortality: Operations August20-August25Inside control limits140.761.00
Revision Rate All Knees: Operations August15-August25Inside control limits660.441.00
Revision Rate Total Knee replacement: Operations August15-August25Inside control limits650.461.00
Revision Rate Unicondylar Knees: Operations August15-August25Inside control limitsFewer Than 50.991.00
Revision Rate All Knees: Operations August20-August25Inside control limits170.771.00
 
ABOUT THE PATIENTS WHO WERE TREATED

This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time knee replacement patients treated at this hospital between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2025. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this hospital has treated a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This hospital is represented on the chart by the black marker ().

The types of patients a hospital treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery.

For hospitals in England and Wales, the NJR has collected information since 2003. For Northern Ireland since 2013, for the Isle of Man since 2015 and for Guernsey since 2019.

Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

Data for 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2025


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male49%44%
Under 60 years of age13%16%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)33%23%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)88%18%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis19%4%
 
90-DAY MORTALITY
Data for August 2020 to August 2025 Hospital risk adjusted 90-day mortality

What does this mean?

This shows 90-day mortality following knee surgery for this hospital, based on the type of patients this hospital has seen.

The hospital you are reviewing is highlighted as an orange triangle. Progression along the horizontal axis (x axis) means that the hospital has done more cases and/or cases at a higher mortality risk such as older patients. Progression along the vertical axis (y axis) means the hospital has had more deaths.

The vertical axis figures are presented as a standardised mortality ratio. This means the values do not represent percentages of patients who have died, but they represent the proportion of deaths compared to the national average. The data is also ‘risk adjusted’ to take account of the fact that different hospitals may operate on more higher-risk or lower-risk patients e.g. because of demographics in the patient population they work with.

  • Hospitals on the central (green) horizontal line (at national average ratio figure of 1) have had exactly the average expected mortality
  • Hospitals either side of the central green line but below the upper red line have had a level of mortality that is within the expected range
  • Any hospitals that appear above the top red line which represents a Control limit (99.8%) have a mortality rate that is higher than expected

ELBOWS
ABOUT THE PATIENTS WHO WERE TREATED

This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time elbow replacement patients treated at this hospital between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2025. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this hospital has treated a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This hospital is represented on the chart by the black marker ().

The types of patients a hospital treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery.

Note: Data submission for Northern Ireland hospitals started in February 2013, for the Isle of Man in July 2015 and for Guernsey in November 2019.

Note: BMI data submission for Elbows started in June 2018.

Please click on the How to interpret this chart button for further information.

Data for 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2025


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male38%33%
Under 60 years of age25%40%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)20%17%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)70%27%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis100%88%
 
SHOULDERS
ABOUT THE PATIENTS WHO WERE TREATED

This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time shoulder replacement patients treated at this hospital between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2025. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this hospital has treated a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This hospital is represented on the chart by the black marker ().

The types of patients a hospital treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery.

Note: Data submission for Northern Ireland hospitals started in February 2013, for the Isle of Man in July 2015 and for Guernsey in November 2019.

Note: BMI data submission for Shoulders started in June 2018.

Please click on the How to interpret this chart button for further information.

Data for 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2025


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male62%31%
Under 60 years of age8%11%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)33%18%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)80%32%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis80%48%
 
QUALITY OF THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THIS HOSPITAL

This information display shows whether this hospital is submitting all the data they should to the NJR (compliance), whether those records have corresponding patient details (patient consent) and whether the records have a valid NHS or national patient number. This is important so that the NJR can measure how long implants last and look at other areas of surgical performance.

The display also shows a result for data entry delay. This indicates whether the hospital is submitting their information in a timely way. This is important so that the NJR can report an accurate and full picture of performance to hospitals, the surgeons who work there as well as to patients and the public.

This hospital is represented on the chart by the black marker (). Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

Data for 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025


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Quality Measure This HospitalNational Expected
Compliance (for the Trust)Better Than Expected100.0%95.0%
Revision Compliance (for the Trust)Better Than Expected100.0%95.0%
ConsentAs Expected65.4%90.0%
Valid NHS numberWorse Than Expected65.4%95.0%
Time taken to enter dataAs Expected24 Days30 Days
 
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