At Spire Washington Hospital, we’re a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients across the North East. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.
How can we help?
Search or browse by treatments or consultants to see what Spire can do for you.
Treatments
Looking for a specific treatment or procedure?
Consultants
You can expect outstanding care from our expert consultants and dedicated nurses.
Patient safety
Find out about the steps we take to ensure your safety in a Spire hospital
COVID-19 measures
- All our services and treatments are running as normal - if there are any changes to your appointment a member of our team will contact you
- Updated mask wearing policy – details on our patient safety page
- Updated visitor policy - details on our patient safety page
Bones and joints
Through surgery or less invasive procedures like physiotherapy, our team of orthopaedic specialists may be able to help ease the pain in your bones and joints to get you back to living the life you love.
General surgery
Common surgical procedures carried out by our consultant general surgeons.
How to get to us
Spire Washington Hospital is situated in a quiet residential area surrounded by beautiful woodland, which creates a relaxing atmosphere for both patients and visitors. The hospital is easily accessed from the A1(M) and A19, close to Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland.
Travel instructions
From A1(M) junction 63, signposted to Chester-le-Street
At the roundabout take the Picktree exit. Go through Picktree for approximately one mile. The hospital is on the right.
By bus
Please check your journey by calling Traveline on 0871 2002233 or online at www.travelinenortheast.info/planner
By train
The hospital is approximately 20 minutes by taxi from Durham station and 20 minutes from Newcastle station. Both are on regular East Coast Main Line routes.
By air
The hospital is approximately 25 minutes by taxi from Newcastle Airport and approximately 40 minutes by taxi from Teesside Airport.
If you need further help to find the hospital, call us on 0191 415 1272
Parking
We offer our patients on-site parking free of charge.
Contact details
Appointments
0191 418 8636
Self-pay treatment enquiries
0191 418 8687 or make an online enquiry
Scan enquiries
0191 418 8629
Physiotherapy
0191 418 8624
Invoice and payment queries
0118 975 4118 or email us
Customer service
0191 418 8687
Hospital Director
Andrew Johnson
Head of Clinical Services
Richard Smith
Paying for yourself
A quick and easy way to get immediate access to the healthcare you need.
Healthcare professionals
A guide for GPs and other healthcare professionals to the services and specialties we offer.