Orthopaedic surgery · Gloucester
Hip and knee replacement in Gloucester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£16,043
Hip replacement: Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester · 23 miles away
Knee replacement: from £16,701 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles)
NHS wait so far
17 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Gloucestershire Hospitals had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Gloucester
Hip replacement
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Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 23 miles away
from£16,043Hip replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £214 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £214 Treatment Included from £15,829 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital
Cheltenham · 4.8 miles away
£18,955Hip Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,955
Knee replacement
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Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 23 miles away
from£16,701Knee replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £220 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £16,481 Aftercare Included Included -
Winfield Hospital
Gloucester · 1.9 miles away
from£16,868Knee Replacement
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital
Cheltenham · 4.8 miles away
£18,055Knee Replacement
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,055
See all 3 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Winfield Hospital | 1.9 miles | – | from £16,868 |
| Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital | 4.8 miles | £18,955 | £18,055 |
| Spire South Bank Hospital | 23 miles | from £16,043 | from £16,701 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Gloucester.
Hospital by hospital
Winfield Hospital, Gloucester, 1.9 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; not yet rated by CQC). No published hip replacement price. Knee replacement from £16,868 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £167 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, Cheltenham, 4.8 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Hip replacement £18,955 (tests before treatment not included), £2,912 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £18,055 (tests before treatment not included), £1,354 above the local lowest.
Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2026). Hip replacement from £16,043 (first consultation £214 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £16,701 (first consultation £220 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 2 local prices span £2,912, from £16,043 to £18,955; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, is £2,912 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 3 local prices span £1,354, from £16,701 to £18,055; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Winfield Hospital, is £167 dearer than the cheapest.
2 hospitals near Gloucester publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital and Spire South Bank Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 1 of them, by £658; below it at 1, by £900.
Within 5 miles of central Gloucester: Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles) and Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Gloucester: Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles).
Typical for hip replacement: an inpatient stay, usually of a few nights.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. hip replacement £16,043 to £18,955 at 2 hospitals; knee replacement £16,701 to £18,055 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Gloucestershire Hospitals: half had waited over 17 weeks; 9 in 10 within 43 weeks. England: 14 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Gloucester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 17.1 wks | 52.0% | 25 | 43 wks | 9,401 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 7.0 miles from Gloucester: 9,401 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.0% within 18 weeks, 25 over a year, nine in ten within 43 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s trauma and orthopaedics list, not only people waiting for a hip replacement and a knee replacement, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 16 miles: 1 outstanding, 3 good, 2 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 0.7 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Brighouse | 1.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Winfield Hospital | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | Yes |
| SpaMedica Gloucester | 2.5 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital | 4.8 miles | Good | Yes |
| Tetbury Hospital | 15 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Winfield Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles) against Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles): the £2,912 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles) against Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles): the £167 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether the price includes the first consultation and any X-rays or scans before surgery.
- Ask whether the quote is for a total or a partial knee replacement, and why.
Nearby
Hip and knee replacement in nearby places
- Worcester 24 miles
- Bristol 32 miles
- Birmingham 46 miles
- Telford 59 miles
- Reading 61 miles
- Northampton 62 miles
- Leicester 71 miles
- Southampton 74 miles
Other treatments near Gloucester
This page also covers 11 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Cheltenham, Stroud, Quedgeley and Hardwicke, Bishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Brockworth, Stonehouse, Chalford, Nailsworth, Newent.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
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