NHSOF 3.5.i: Hip Fracture Patient Mobility Recovery Rates at 30 Days

A clinical indicator measuring the proportion of hip fracture patients who recover to their previous levels of mobility or walking ability within 30 days. The data is expressed as a percentage and is published by the UK Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence. The current version was updated in November 2016, and no further updates are planned.

Use Cases

• Benchmark hospital performance on post-fracture rehabilitation based on the reported recovery percentage.
• Analyze trends in patient mobility outcomes over time based on the indicator's temporal updates.
• Model factors influencing successful recovery within a 30-day window based on the described clinical metric.

Strengths

• Data is published under the Open Government Licence, allowing for broad reuse.
• Indicator has a clear, singular clinical purpose measuring recovery at a specific 30-day interval.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update was in 2016 with no further updates planned, so data may be outdated.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data structure and quality require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected from UK National Health Service (NHS) clinical records.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the input.

Freshness

Last updated November 2016; no further updates planned.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified, but the NHSOF framework suggests United Kingdom focus.