NJR Surgeon and Hospital Profile
Hospital

Hospital: Watford General Hospital

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
SURGEONS WITH ACTIVITY RECORDED IN NJR
Surgeon NameGMC CodeSurgeon’s Activity
Abdelmonem Hassan Eid Abdelmonem7530128 H K
Tressa Amirthanayagam6076282 H S
Venkatesh Balaji6027092 H
Neil Martin Davies3543126 H K
Krisztian Deierl7020056 H
Subhajit Ghosh6047815 H K
Edmund Ieong6163906 H A
Simon Macmull4744533 H
Piyush Mahapatra7090233 H K
Daoud Makki6041689 H E S
Ravi Popat7043233 H K
Gavin Ryan Schaller7049845 H
Ben George Ieuan Spiegelberg6090006 H K
Timothy Waters4201393 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 2025 - 31 March 2026
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this HospitalNational Average
Hip Revision-1423
Hip PrimaryHip hemiarthroplasty100163
Hip PrimaryTotal hip replacement6294
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacementFewer Than 5302
Knee Revision-618
Shoulder Revision-54
Shoulder Primary-1630
           Total147+834
36-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (3 YEAR)
Data for 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this HospitalNational Average
Hip PrimaryTotal hip replacement23868
Hip PrimaryHip hemiarthroplasty101373
Hip Revision-4263
Knee PrimaryUnicondylar Knee ReplacementFewer Than 5171
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacement8852
Knee Revision-2151
Elbow Primary-Fewer Than 514
Shoulder Primary-2981
Shoulder Revision-99
           Total233+2482
HIPS
PATIENT OUTCOMES

This information display shows you how this hospital compares to the national rates for a range of patient 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 red 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 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 February 2016 - February 2026


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Patient Outcomes Quality MeasureThis Hospital Patient Records AnalysedThis Hospital RatioNational Ratio
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90 Day Mortality: Operations February 2021 - February 2026Inside control limits140.951.00
Revision Rate: Operations February 2016 - February 2026Inside control limits3901.071.00
Revision Rate: Operations February 2021 - February 2026Inside control limits560.971.00
 
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 2026. 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, for Guernsey since 2019 and for Jersey since 2025.

Data for 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2026


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male37%40%
Under 60 years of age11%20%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)22%13%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)60%22%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis32%14%
NHS-funded99%81%
 
KNEES
PATIENT OUTCOMES

This information display shows you how this hospital compares to the national rates for a range of patient 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 red 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 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 February 2016 - February 2026


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Patient Outcomes Quality MeasureThis Hospital Patient Records AnalysedThis Hospital RatioNational Ratio
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90 Day Mortality: Operations February 2021 - February 2026Inside control limits170.921.00
Revision Rate All Knees: Operations February 2016 - February 2026Inside control limits3481.041.00
Revision Rate Total Knee replacement: Operations February 2016 - February 2026Inside control limits3150.961.00
Revision Rate Unicondylar Knees: Operations February 2016 - February 2026Inside control limits290.491.00
Revision Rate: Operations February 2021 - February 2026Inside control limits190.861.00
 
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 2026. 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, for Guernsey since 2019 and for Jersey since 2025.

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

Data for 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2026


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male40%44%
Under 60 years of age13%16%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)44%23%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)64%19%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis4%4%
NHS-funded99%84%
 
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 2026. 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, for Guernsey in November 2019 and for Jersey since 2025.

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

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Data for 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2026


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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:This HospitalNational Average
Male31%31%
Under 60 years of age8%11%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)39%18%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)56%33%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis57%48%
NHS-funded100%89%
 
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.

Compliance data for 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025

All other data for 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026


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Quality Measure This HospitalNational Expected
Compliance (for the Trust)As Expected86.2%95.0%
Revision Compliance (for the Trust)Better Than Expected100.0%95.0%
Trauma consent rateBetter Than Expected100.0%90.0%
Elective consent rateBetter Than Expected100.0%90.0%
Valid NHS numberBetter Than Expected100.0%95.0%
Time taken to enter dataBetter Than Expected6 Days30 Days
 
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