Private hip replacement Blackpool

At Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, our orthopaedic (bone and muscle) teams are highly skilled and dedicated to providing top quality treatment and care that’s personalised to you. Fast access to tests and scans mean you won’t need to wait to find out if hip replacement is right for you.

Our Blackpool-based physiotherapists will be on-hand to help you recover from your hip replacement.

Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital or call 01253 394 188.

We’re based in Blackpool, but serve other areas including Lytham St Annes.

At Spire Fylde Coast 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 Fylde Coast Hospital, we have high-quality facilities, including two operating theatres with laminar flow. These theatres regulate air flow to reduce risk of infection.

Enquire now about hip replacement at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital.

Getting here

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital is just a 10 minute drive from junction four of the M55, close to Blackpool’s famous Stanley Park and Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Free on-site parking for patients and visitors makes travelling by car easy, while public transport options are also available.

Your consultations

For your appointments, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 10 consultation rooms. All of our rooms are accessible, which makes it easier if you find walking difficult prior to hip replacement.

Our dedicated orthopaedic consultants specialise in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal (bone and muscle) conditions. Here’s what will happen before your treatment:

• If you haven’t been diagnosed yet, your consultant may recommend our advanced scanning, imaging and diagnostic technologies to look at your hip and help understand the cause of your pain or mobility problems
• Once you’ve been diagnosed or if you have a referral, your consultant will then discuss treatment options with you
• Before recommending a hip replacement, they may suggest hydrocortisone joint injections first

Your consultations give you an opportunity to ask questions and discuss your expectations, needs and desires. Your consultant will then be able to outline a treatment and care plan that’s tailored to you.

When you come in for your operation, you’ll be with us for two to four days. You’ll have one of our 27 large, bright private rooms.

If you’ve come with a friend or family member, they'll be advised when they can return and visit you.

Here’s what will happen once you arrive at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital for your hip replacement operation:

• You’ll meet your surgery team and anaesthetist
• You'll have either a general anaesthetic, where you’re unconscious, or an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, where you're numb from the waist down
• If you have an epidural or spinal anaesthetic, your anaesthetist can also give you a sedative to help you relax
• Once the anaesthetic has taken effect, your surgeon will make one or more incisions in your hip, remove both the socket and the top of your thigh bone and replace them with a new artificial hip joint
• The operation should take between an hour and an hour and a half

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

After your hip replacement, you’ll be taken back to your comfortable private room to start your recovery. 

Your room will include home comforts like:

• En-suite
• Free WiFi
• Telephone
• TV

You’ll be given medication to help you manage pain, and sessions with your physiotherapist as soon as you’re ready. Your physiotherapist will help you get active again and provide exercises that help you get the most out of your hip replacement.

If you live in Blackpool or close by areas such as Lytham St Annes, you can have your private hip replacement at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital. 

Our consultants in Blackpool are committed to excellence in healthcare. To find out more, enquire now and start your hip replacement journey today. 

Learn more about hip replacement on our main page.