Clinical Registries

The ANZHFR and ANZFFR enable real-time benchmarking of patient care against national standards, providing data-driven insights that drive quality improvement and support secondary fracture prevention.

Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry

The Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry (ANZHFR) is a binational initiative dedicated to improving the care and outcomes of older people after a hip fracture. By collecting and analysing data from over 106 participating hospitals, the ANZHFR has benchmarked the care of more than 100,000 patients.

The ANZHFR enables clinical teams to benchmark the care they provide against the Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard. The ANZHFR Annual Reports describe delivery of care  for each hospital across the clinical pathway from admission to hospital to follow-up at 120 days after discharge. These granular insights allow clinical teams and policymakers to clearly identify which aspects of care are being delivered effectively and where improvements are needed.

This data-driven approach drives quality improvement, highlights areas for systemic enhancement, and supports research initiatives across both countries. The ANZHFR website is at anzhfr.org.

Australian and New Zealand Fragility Fracture Registry

The Australian and New Zealand Fragility Fracture Registry (ANZFFR), akin to the ANZHFR, is a binational initiative dedicated to improving the care and outcomes of individuals that sustain fragility fractures at all relevant skeletal sites.

The care of more than 30,000 fragility fracture patients has been benchmarked in the registry against the second edition of the Clinical Standards for Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in New Zealand. The ANZFFR enables clinical teams to compare their practices against these national standards, driving quality improvement and highlighting opportunities for enhanced secondary fracture prevention.

The ANZFFR Annual Reports provide granular data for each participating service, covering the entire clinical pathway from the initial fracture to follow-up at 16 and 52 weeks. The ANZFFR website is available at fragilityfracture.co.nz.

The “Refracture Tracker” on the ANZFFR alerts FLS Teams when their patients present with a secondary fracture, enabling timely care adjustments. This tool also provides essential data on FLS effectiveness, valuable for government funding decisions.