Dr Wendy Bertram is a Research Fellow in musculoskeletal health services research at the University of Bristol. Wendy’s research is focused on improving the experience of people waiting for and having hip and knee replacement. She is leading work co-producing interventions to improve patients’ outcomes and satisfaction, and reducing surgical cancellations.
My Knee Plan
Over 110,000 total knee replacements (TKRs) are performed in the UK every year. One in…
- Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
- Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery
My Hip Plan: Improving care for people having hip replacements
Each year in the UK, over 100,000 people have a total hip replacement, a…
- Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
- Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery
Developing a core outcome set for periprosthetic femoral fractures
A femoral fracture is a serious complication that can affect some people after they have…
- Theme Surgical and orthopaedic innovation
- Workstream Interventions to improve patient outcomes after surgery
Bristol BRC researchers awarded £2.3 million for follow-on research
Bristol BRC researchers have been awarded £2.3 million by NIHR to study…
Avoidable cancellation of knee replacement operations costs NHS millions and increases waiting times
Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for…