Pages: 61 - 62
Article topics: Multidisciplinary approach, Person-centred care, Recovery, Surgery, Technology
Here, Ellie Lindsay OBE, founder and lifetime president of the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation, looks at how innovations in technology and an increased focus on patient-centred care positively influenced her experience of undergoing hip replacement surgery.
Modern healthcare requires an integrated approach, bringing together diverse disciplines to meet the physical and non-physical needs of individuals. In orthopaedic care, particularly hip replacement, technological innovation has dramatically improved patient outcomes, while person-centred care ensures that these outcomes are meaningful for everyone. The hip replacement model, from which I have recently benefitted, offers valuable lessons for us all.