Orthopaedic surgery · Stoke-on-Trent
Hip and knee replacement in Stoke-on-Trent: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£15,644
Hip replacement: Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield, Macclesfield · 19 miles away
Knee replacement: from £15,629 at Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles)
NHS wait so far
17 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals of North Midlands 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Hip replacement
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Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield
Macclesfield · 19 miles away
from£15,644Hip 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £15,419 Aftercare Included Included -
Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 13 miles away
from£16,195Hip Replacement (cemented)
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 North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 3.0 miles away
£17,240Hip 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 North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,240
Knee replacement
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 13 miles away
from£15,629Knee replacement (full)
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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Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield
Macclesfield · 19 miles away
from£16,430Knee 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 £229 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £229 Treatment Included from £16,201 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 3.0 miles away
£17,859Knee 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 North Staffordshire Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,859
See all 3 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 3.0 miles | £17,240 | £17,859 |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 13 miles | from £16,195 | from £15,629 |
| Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield | 19 miles | from £15,644 | from £16,430 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Stoke-on-Trent.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle, 3.0 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report September 2026). Hip replacement £17,240 (tests before treatment not included), £1,596 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,859 (tests before treatment not included), £2,230 above the local lowest.
Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford, 13 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report April 2023). Hip replacement from £16,195 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £551 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,629 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield, Macclesfield, 19 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2022). Hip replacement from £15,644 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £16,430 (first consultation £229 included; aftercare included), £801 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 3 local prices span £1,596, from £15,644 to £17,240; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, is £1,596 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 3 local prices span £2,230, from £15,629 to £17,859; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, is £2,230 dearer than the cheapest.
3 hospitals near Stoke-on-Trent publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Rowley Hall Hospital and Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 2 of them, by £619 to £786; below it at 1, by £566.
Within 5 miles of central Stoke-on-Trent: Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Stoke-on-Trent: Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles) and Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 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 £15,644 to £17,240 at 3 hospitals; knee replacement £15,629 to £17,859 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals of North Midlands: half had waited over 17 weeks; 9 in 10 within 45 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 Stoke-on-Trent
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | 17.3 wks | 51.5% | 178 | 45 wks | 5,244 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, 2.7 miles from Stoke-on-Trent: 5,244 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 51.5% within 18 weeks, 178 over a year, nine in ten within 45 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: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 19 miles: 2 outstanding, 3 good, 1 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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| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stoke) | 2.6 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 3.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme | 4.8 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Beacon Park Hospital | 12 miles | Good | No |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 13 miles | Good | Yes |
| CHEC - Macclesfield | 19 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Rowley Hall Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles) against Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles): the £1,596 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles) against Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles): the £2,230 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
- Telford 25 miles
- Manchester 34 miles
- Birmingham 37 miles
- Sheffield 39 miles
- Nottingham 40 miles
- Liverpool 43 miles
- Leicester 49 miles
- Worcester 55 miles
Other treatments near Stoke-on-Trent
This page also covers 4 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cheadle, Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook, Werrington.
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: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.