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The sooner you're better, the better

See an expert in as little as 48 hours.

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[H2] Fast access with inSpire health insurance

With inSpire health insurance you'll get fast access to world-class experts at Spire Healthcare, including GPs and physiotherapists.
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[H2] Find your nearest Spire hospital or clinic

We have 38 hospitals and over 60 clinics across the UK

[H3] Are you an NHS patient in England?

You can choose where to have medical treatment including at Spire hospitals or clinics.

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[H2] Get fast access to our services with inSpire health insurance

With inSpire health insurance you'll get fast access to world-class experts at Spire Healthcare, including GPs and physiotherapists.

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[H2] Michelle's story

Michelle lived in pain with endometriosis for years, feeling unheard and dismissed—until she came to Spire.

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[H2] Spire Weight Loss Programme

Expert medical, nutritional and lifestyle support tailored to you

At Spire Healthcare, we know weight loss isn’t just about medication. That’s why our injectable weight loss programme combines medically approved treatments with ongoing GP care and professional therapy.
Alongside blood tests and monthly check-ins, you’ll receive expert psychological support to help you change unhelpful habits and build a healthier relationship with food - supporting your long-term health and wellbeing.

[H2] Self check-in for your appointment

Check-in is now available on our hospital tablets.
Speak to a member of the reception team for more details.

[H2] Heart Health Check

Understand your heart. Protect your future

Your heart works hard for you every day. Our Heart Health Check gives you a clear picture of how it’s performing - so you can take proactive steps to protect your wellbeing.
Whether you’ve noticed new symptoms or simply want reassurance, this consultant-led package combines advanced diagnostic tests with expert advice and a clear plan for next steps.
Now available at Spire Bushey Hospital and Spire Harpenden Hospital
Call to book 0116 272 9040

[H2] How to pay for private medical treatment

Private medical treatment doesn’t have to be complicated. We’ll take a look at the different options in this video.

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Patient reviews

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[H3] ADHD: symptoms and management

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects the part of the brain that is involved in executive function.

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Brain and nervous system

[H3] Understanding multiple sclerosis: from symptoms to treatment

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects around 1 in 400 people in the UK.

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Brain and nervous system

[H3] What you need to know about Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive condition that damages the brain. It is part of a group of diseases called neurodegenerative diseases.

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[H2] Job vacancies at Spire Healthcare

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[H2] Spire Full year 2025 results

Successful strategic delivery in an uncertain market. Strong adjusted free cash flow growth driven by efficiencies and capex discipline.

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[H2] inSpire private medical insurance

Easy access to private medical care at Spire Healthcare hospitals.

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[H2] Book a private GP appointment

Spire GP provides quick and easy access to private GP services.

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[H2] Choosing a consultant

Things to consider when choosing a consultant.

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[H2] Expert care without leaving home

Virtual consultation appointments are available to book with consultants and private GPs.

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Safety overview

[H1] Quality and patient safety

We seek to provide the highest quality care for people, delivering on our purpose.

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Quality and patient safety is at the heart of everything we do, and we receive excellent feedback from our patients and regulators.
Our governance, culture and systems for overseeing the practice of consultants has been transformed in recent years, while 98% of our inspected locations are rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’, or the equivalent by health inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales. We have Freedom to Speak Up Guardians at clinical and non-clinical sites and available for remote colleagues, and have led the sector in this important safeguarding measure.

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At Spire Healthcare, ensuring patients are safe is at the heart of what we do. We are proud of the high quality personalised care that we provide for the more than 1.3 million people we see across the group each year.

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Some of the key initiatives we have taken to strengthen patient safety and governance include:
We were the first provider in the independent sector to introduce Freedom to Speak Up Guardians in every hospital, enabling colleagues to raise any concerns confidentially. Colleagues are regularly encouraged to share experiences and managers look at findings weekly
New processes to examine and learn from incidents – PSIRF – were introduced in 2023/24, encouraging new conversations between colleagues and faster learning (see more below)
Spending over £80 million each year on improvements, for example, purchasing new MRI and CT scanners, and the latest medical equipment and upgrading our operating theatres, wards, rooms and other parts of our hospitals
Our board and senior leaders are closely engaged in governance, with two clinicians, Professor Cliff Shearman and Jenny Kay, on our board, and two further clinicians, Dr Cathy Cale and Professor Lisa Grant on our executive team
20 separate governance meetings, each year at board and executive level, dedicated to overseeing quality
Key performance indicators are scrutinised by clinical members of the board, examining themes and trends
A Quality Improvement (QI) approach to improving safety, improving outcomes for patients, reducing risk and sharing learning.
PSIRF, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians and QI approaches work together to create an open, learning environment, which is safer.
Sometimes in healthcare, things do go wrong. When they do, we are open, we investigate thoroughly and we make sure we learn lessons.
If you have any concerns, comments, or feedback, you can call 0800 169 1777 or send us feedback.

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Learn more about how we keep you safe

Quality care and patient safety is our top priority, and we have put many measures in place to ensure we're providing the highest service or care to our patents. Learn more about the many ways we keep you safe:

[H3] Our governance

Our ambition is to offer excellent standards of customer service, patient safety, and clinical accountability but we are not complacent, and continue to always seek improvement.

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[H3] Our healthcare standards

Spire Healthcare was the first private healthcare company in the UK to publish its clinical performance and patient reports on our website, providing critical information across key patient concerns.

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[H3] How we work with consultants

Every Consultant is listed on the General Medical Council (GMC) medical register and undergoes a thorough vetting process before being granted “practising privileges” to practice at a Spire hospital.

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Quality strategy 2025 - 2027

This strategy sets out how we will continue to deliver care focussed on excellence in all areas of quality including patient safety, patient experience and engagement, Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes and quality improvement.
Our frameworks in each of these areas guide our organisation towards excellence in healthcare delivery.
Download the 2025 - 2027 strategy

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Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is a new approach to responding to patient safety incidents developed by NHS England. It is designed to help organisations learn from incidents and improve patient safety. As part of implementing PSIRF, organisations must first develop a PSIRF plan which will highlight the key areas of patient safety concerns.
Spire Healthcare is committed to learning from patient safety incidents and improving our care. PSIRF is helping us to achieve this goal across the whole organisation.
We were obliged to introduce it in England for our NHS patients but have chosen to introduce it in all our hospitals in the UK, and for every patient, as it improves safety.
For more information view our:
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) plan
Spire Healthcare (PSIRF) policy

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Safe patient pathway

Feel safe with Spire during your visit
Safety is our top priority, and we've put in some safety patient pathways for your visit at Spire Healthcare.
We’re confident that these pathways help create a secure, protective environment so everyone feels confident about coming into and working in our hospitals.
View our safety patient pathway on safety measures in our hospitals.

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Safeguarding children and adults

Safeguarding continues to be a high priority and Spire Healthcare is committed to safeguarding adults, children, young people and looked after children. All healthcare staff have a duty to recognise and respond to safeguarding children or adults issues. Safeguarding is a range of activities from promoting health and wellbeing to protection from harm.
Read our Safeguarding children and adults vision statement.

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Hospital transfers for specialist care

Spire is dedicated to looking after you for your care and treatment and will therefore carefully assess you to ensure that we can provide the level of care that you need. In the unlikely event that your health needs change and are more than anticipated, we may arrange to transfer your care to another hospital. This will usually be the NHS, and very occasionally may need to be for intensive care. We would only transfer your care if this was absolutely necessary for your wellbeing and care requirements.

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Our Leadership team

The Board of Directors and Executive Committee at Spire Healthcare Group plc bring with them a wealth of experience within both the UK and internationally, in healthcare and other industry sectors. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. Read more about our leadership team.

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How to raise a concern

Raising concerns
Our most important consideration is the safety and welfare of our patients.
Whether you're an employee, a consultant working in a Spire Healthcare facility, or a member of the public, we want to know as soon as possible about any concerns you have about our facilities or anyone working in them.
We’ll investigate your concern thoroughly and openly and will explain, apologise where appropriate and take action to improve. If you’d like to get in touch email concerns@spirehealthcare.com.

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Information for patients of Ian Paterson

Spire Healthcare remains very sorry for the significant distress and harm suffered by patients who were treated by Ian Paterson in our hospitals. Although we cannot put right the wrongs of the past, we are determined to do everything we can to support his victims. Read more.

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of locations rated Good or Outstanding or the equivalent by regulators in England, Scotland and Wales

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people cared for

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of hospital patients rated their experiences as ‘good’ or ‘very good’

Safety remains our core goal. We have a culture of continuous learning, strong ward to board governance and rigorous oversight of quality performance at hospital and group level.
Justin Ash, Chief Executive Officer

Safety remains our core goal. We have a culture of continuous learning, strong ward to board governance and rigorous oversight of quality performance at hospital and group level.
Justin Ash, Chief Executive Officer

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Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework (MPAF)

At Spire Healthcare, we are committed to openness, transparency and placing patient safety and quality at the heart of everything we do. As part of this, we are committed to implementing the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework (MPAF), which aims to help strengthen systems governing the conduct of medical practitioners in the independent healthcare sector.
MPAF was published by the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN), the representative body for independent healthcare providers in autumn 2019. It was developed under the leadership of Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, former National Medical Director at NHS England, supported by an Expert Advisory Group including representation from Spire and other acute independent providers, as well as the Patients Association, regulators and other independent bodies.
MPAF sets out best practice in four areas:
Clinical governance structures
Monitoring patient safety
Appraisals of medical practitioners
Raising and responding to concerns
IHPN published a refreshed MPAF in September 2022; we conducted a review and provided assurance to the board. We remain fully compliant with the framework.
Read the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework in full

[H2] What to expect from independent healthcare

by The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN)

With the support of The Patients Association, IHPN have created this short animation explaining your rights as a patient around being treated safely, receiving the highest professional standards of care, and having a good experience of private healthcare.

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How we work with consultants

[H1] How we work with consultants

All our Consultants are independent practitioners and have personal responsibility for the care they deliver. Whilst they are not Spire employees, they are required to operate according to Spire policies and procedures when practising at Spire hospitals. Many Consultants are employed by the NHS, and may also work across a number of other independent providers.

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Every Consultant is listed on the General Medical Council (GMC) medical register and undergoes a thorough vetting process before being granted “practising privileges” to practice at a Spire hospital. They are subject to regular review by their Spire Hospital Director.
Your relationship with each Consultant involved in your treatment (including anaesthetists) exists as a separate legal relationship alongside your relationship with Spire. If you are a private patient, you or your insurer will usually be invoiced separately by each Consultant involved in your treatment, and by the hospital, although in some instances we may be able to act as a fee collecting agent for the Consultants to make the payment process easier.
Whilst Consultants are responsible for clinical decision-making and the quality of the care they deliver, Spire is responsible for ensuring that there are systems of monitoring and oversight in place, designed to ensure that Consultants practise in accordance with Spire policy, and in line with their practising privileges. All Consultants are required to maintain adequate minimum levels of medical malpractice indemnity cover, in keeping with GMC guidance, and Spire undertakes checks to ensure that indemnity certificates are in place.
You can find out more about the consultants providing your care on our website and on the Private Healthcare Information Network website.

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How to book

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When choosing whether to go private, you should consider:

If the hospital specialises in the treatment you need
How you plan to fund your treatment either by paying for yourself or using a health insurance policy which covers the treatment you need
Your consultant’s qualifications, accreditations or affiliations with industry bodies, for example the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Health outcomes data or patient reviews – sources include National Joint Registry and the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)

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Paying for your own treatment

Paying for your own treatment is a quick and easy way to get immediate access to healthcare when you need it. At Spire Healthcare, we offer fixed price packages when paying for treatment yourself, with clear pricing and no hidden charges.
Find out more about paying for treatment yourself at Spire Healthcare.
Finance options
If you want to spread the cost, we can offer you access to a range of finance options that can be personalised based on what you’d like to pay, over how long and how much deposit you’d like to pay.
Find out more about the finance options that we offer to help make your treatment more affordable.

[H2] Make a payment

We now accept payments online allowing you to settle outstanding bills for your care at Spire Healthcare.

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Using health insurance

You can buy health insurance yourself or it’s sometimes provided through your employer. Usually, a monthly premium is paid (either by you or your employer) and the insurance provider will pay for private treatment, tests and other services if you become ill – so long as it’s covered by your insurance policy.
After your treatment, your private healthcare provider will invoice your insurer directly, allowing you to focus on your recovery.
Find out more about using health insurance at Spire Healthcare.

[H2] inSpire private health insurance

inSpire private health insurance offers a wide range of cover and services at Spire hospitals – with even more flexibility and fast track appointments.

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NHS funded treatment

Private healthcare providers, including Spire Healthcare, often work closely with the NHS. You may receive NHS-funded care at a private hospital if:
Your local NHS trust has contracted the service you require to a private healthcare provider
The treatment you require is covered by the NHS e-Referral Service – if you need to see a specialist or have a procedure that’s covered by the e-Referral scheme, you can choose from a list of private and NHS hospitals that provide the service you need.
Find out more about NHS e-Referrals at Spire Healthcare.

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Ensuring you receive high-quality care

All hospitals in the UK, whether private or publicly funded, are independently regulated to ensure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. Hospitals in England are inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC ensures health and care services provide you with care that is:
Safe
Effective
Compassionate
High-quality
Similar inspection services operate in Scotland and Wales through Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales.

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If you have an enquiry, or are an existing patient who needs to get in touch you can use our enquiry form to send us a message and we’ll get back to you.

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