“Everything is changing and it is exciting for the future,” he said.”It seems that within the space of an album you are on the mainstream radar, if you are good enough. It gees up the old fellas a bit, they have got a lot less breathing space.” The WinnersBest new act: The ThrillsBest video: Electric Six ­ ‘Gay Bar’Inspiration award: The CureBest live act: Robbie WilliamsSongwriter award: Dexy’s Midnight RunnersBest producer: Nigel GodrichBest single: Christina Aguilera ­ ‘Dirrty’Best album: Blur ­ ‘Think Tank’Best act in the world: Radiohead (pictured)Icon award: Jane’s AddictionLifetime achievement award: Duran DuranSpecial award: Scott WalkerInnovation award: Muse. Dexy’s Midnight Runners, who are embarking on a new tour, were given the songwriting award, the Cure won a prize for inspiration and Duran Duran were honoured for lifetime achievement.Gareth Grundy, Q’s deputy editor, said the year in music had been one of change rather than retrospection.”There has been lots of exciting new stuff coming through,” he said.He pointed to the fact that bands such as the Thrills (who won best new act), Electric Six (best video for “Gay Bar”) and the Darkness (nominated but unsuccessful) were not well known at the start of the year.Mr Grundy said Radiohead and U2 could not afford to rest on their laurels. The Q icon award was given to the American alternative rockers Jane’s Addiction.Muse were honoured in the innovation category and Scott Walker of the Walker Brothers was invited to the ceremony to collect a special award for his contribution to music.Eighties bands also fared well. The band, who won awards in previous years for their albums Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head, were passed over in the best act, best video, best live act and best single categories.Christina Aguilera, who won the best single award for her track “Dirrty”, flew in from the US for the ceremony.Robbie Williams’s concerts at Knebworth helped him win the best live act category, while Blur collected the best album award for Think Tank.

Radiohead were hailed as the greatest band since U2 yesterday when they were voted the best act in the world for the third successive year at the Q Awards.
The band, from Oxford, were honoured last night by readers of the music magazine at a ceremony at the Park Lane Hotel in London.But Thom Yorke, the lead singer, and his bandmates still have some way to go before matching the achievements of U2 in the eyes of Q readers; the Irish rockers were voted best band in the world for four successive years (1990-93) and have subsequently won other awards in minor categories.Coldplay were frozen out of last night’s proceedings despite being nominated for four awards. This has been a great team achievement from across the hospital and in the community.”. In addition, it could lead to significant savings for the NHS. It requires specialist training in addition to specially adapted instruments.Nick Samuels, director of communications for Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals, said: “The new hip replacement will be a real advance for our patients, who recover quicker, experience less pain and leave hospital earlier.

Specially designed instruments are used to remove the old bone and fit the prosthesis, which is driven into the thigh bone in the same way but not cemented.Development of the new procedure has been backed by Zimmer, the world’s largest manufacturer of prostheses, which claimed it could reduce hospital stays by up to 10 days and might eventually help to save the NHS more than £77m a year.Its calculations are based on National Audit Office figures suggesting a reduction in hospital stay of between two and six days could save the NHS between £15.5m and £46.5m each year.The new procedure was introduced to Britain from America by Sarah Muirhead-Allwood, an orthopaedic surgeon at Whittington Hospital, north London, and is also being used at Whipps Cross Hospital as well as Chase Farm. The head of the femur (thigh bone) is then removed with a saw and replaced by a prosthesis, which is driven into the thigh bone and cemented in place.The operation causes extensive pain, bruising and swelling and requires one to two weeks in hospital.For the new procedure, two small incisions are made either side of the hip joint and the muscles are parted to expose the joint rather than being cut. I can’t praise the surgical team and nursing staff enough.”The standard hip replacement involves making a large incision down the side of the upper thigh, cutting through muscle and exposing the hip joint. There is simply no comparison.”I have had less bruising, swelling and pain this time and was walking up and down stairs the next day Last time I was in hospital for 11 days. In the future this could benefit up to 70-80 per cent of patients who need a hip replacement.”Mrs Mattin, from Potters Bar, said she had been offered the new operation by Mr Ware because he told her she would be an ideal candidate.”I have had both hips replaced by the same surgeon.