In 2018, the IHFD introduced the Best Practice Tariff (BPT), a financial incentive for hospitals to provide high-quality care to hip fracture patients. Dear Editor, The Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) is a clinical information system designed to acquire, store and evaluate clinical data. Furthermore, the IHFD has been a key driver of the implementation of the Trauma care pathway and Hip Fracture Bypass protocol, which advocates for a 7 days a week service for trauma patients, with prompt access to theatre, medical support and physiotherapists. [Extracted from the article]