The orthopaedic team at NHS Forth Valley gained the accolade of the most improved unit in Scotland for treating patients with hip fractures.
The award was presented at the national hip fracture meeting in Glasgow following a national audit. A report entitled ‘Hip Fracture Care Pathway 2019’ revealed that Forth Valley Royal Hospital was the sixth busiest in the country for this type of operation and scored particularly well on returning patients to their homes at 30 days, bone health assessments to minimise subsequent fractures, getting people mobile again and assessing inpatients. The mortality rate at 30 days from when the incident occurred had also halved over the previous seven years from 12% to 6%.
