The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for consumers, clinicians, and healthcare services.
This Guide has been developed by consumers for consumers. It explains how to build and strengthen consumer partnerships at all levels of the health system.
Many people with a hip fracture wait longer than is optimal for surgery – despite some hospitals making a dramatic improvement in time to surgery in the past few years.
In this case study, Dr Seymour outlines how time to surgery can improve, as recommended in the updated Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard, released on 11 September 2023.