Private hip replacement Crawley

At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, our team of orthopaedic (bone and muscle) surgeons can offer you a treatment and care plan that is personal to you and your needs. Our dedicated nurses and physiotherapists will provide expert aftercare to help you recover from your hip replacement.

We offer access to tests, scans and treatment without the wait, and easy booking with appointment times to suit you.

Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital or call 01293 785 511.

We’re based in Surrey, serving local areas, including Horsham and Crawley.

At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, we have wide experience in hip replacement surgery in our clean, modern facilities. We also offer some of the latest surgical innovations, which may be beneficial to some patients. These include:

• Minimally invasive surgery, which uses smaller incisions than traditional techniques, resulting in faster recovery
• Anterior hip replacement surgery, when incisions are made in the front of the hip, resulting in less pain and faster recovery than with traditional surgery
• Bilateral hip replacement, when both hips are replaced at the same time

At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, we have clean, modern facilities, including three operating theatres, two of which have laminar flow – these theatres regulate air flow to reduce risk of infection.

Enquire now about hip replacement at Spire Gatwick Park.

Getting here

Spire Gatwick Park Hospital is just a few miles from Gatwick Airport and the M25 and M23 motorways. Central London and London Victoria station are a 30 minute train ride away. If you're travelling by car, we have free parking on-site for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

All your consultations will take place in one of our 12 accessible private rooms, so don’t worry if you have pain when walking. During your consultations, we'll:

• Ask about your medical history
• Say whether you need blood tests, an X-ray, and/or an MRI or CT scan so they can examine your hip in more detail
• Tell you about the different types of artificial hip joints – also called prosthetics – as well as the surgical methods
• Explain about the different anaesthetic options
• Discuss the potential risks and complications and how they may affect you
• Give you a chance to ask any questions you have about your surgery

Once you’ve decided to go ahead with hip surgery, your consultant and your physiotherapist will explain your recovery plan. Both your initial consultation and tests at this stage are charged separately to the cost of any treatment needed.

On the day of your procedure, our ward staff will show you to one of our 34 private rooms and get you settled in. You should be with us for around three days.

You’ll meet your consultant and surgical team who’ll prepare you for your operation. If you've come with a friend or family member, they're welcome to wait in our lounge while you have your operation.

Anaesthetic options

You’ll probably have a general anaesthetic, so you’ll be completely asleep. However, sometimes it’s preferable or necessary to have a spinal or epidural anaesthetic, where you’re numb from the waist down. If so, your anaesthetist can also give you sedatives to help you relax during the operation.

During your operation

Your consultant will make the necessary incisions and begin to remove worn or damaged areas of your hip joint. They’ll then fit your new hip and close your incisions.

A hip replacement procedure will usually take between an hour and an hour and a half. For more information about the operation, head to our main hip replacement surgery page.

After your operation, you’ll start recovery back in your private room. You’ll have all the comforts and conveniences you’d expect to find in your own home, including:

• Air-conditioning
• Armchair and footstool
• Bedside table
• En-suite
• Lock safe
• TV
• Wardrobe

You’ll be given medications to help manage pain, and physiotherapy sessions will begin soon after. Your physiotherapist will provide exercises to help boost your recovery, and get you active again as soon as you feel ready.

If you live in Surrey, including Crawley, Horsham and Redhill, you can have your hip replacement procedure at Spire Gatwick Park.

Our hip replacement consultants are committed to providing excellent healthcare. Enquire now and begin your hip replacement journey today.

You can learn more about hip replacement on our main hip replacement page.