Private hip replacement Harpenden

At Spire Harpenden 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 get the most from your operation.

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

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

Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire Harpenden Hospital or call 01582 763 191.

We’re based in Bedfordshire, serving areas including Harpenden, St Albans, Aylesbury, Wormley, and Ware.

At Spire Harpenden Hospital, we have wide experience in hip replacement surgery in our clean, modern facilities. Your consultant may recommend:

• 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 Harpenden Hospital, we have high-quality facilities, including four laminar flow operating theatres. These theatres regulate air flow to reduce risk of infection.

Enquire now about hip replacement at Spire Harpenden Hospital.

Getting here

Spire Harpenden Hospital has convenient links to the M1 and A1 (M). Free on-site parking is available for patients and visitors, so arriving by car is comfortable and convenient. The hospital is just five minutes drive from Harpenden train station.

Your consultations

All your consultations will take place in one of our 27 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 prostheses – 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.

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 your room 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 surgery 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 at Spire Harpenden, you’ll start your recovery back in your private room. Your room will include:

• Armchair
• En-suite
• Lock safe
• Side table
• Table over bed
• Telephone
• TV
• Wardrobe
• Window

When you choose Spire Harpenden for your hip replacement, you’ll stay with us for around three to five days. You’ll be given medications to help manage pain, and physiotherapy sessions will begin as soon as your therapist thinks you’re ready. Your physiotherapist will provide exercises to help boost recovery and get you active again.

If you have any queries about your recovery once you’re home, you can call your healthcare team here at Spire Harpenden.

If you live in Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire, including areas of St Albans and Harpenden, you can have your hip replacement at Spire Harpenden Hospital.

Our hip replacement consultants are committed to excellent healthcare. Just enquire and book your first consultation to start your hip replacement journey today.

Learn more about hip replacement on our main treatment page.