Orthopaedic surgery · Telford
Hip and knee replacement in Telford: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£16,195
Hip replacement: Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford · 16 miles away
Knee replacement: from £15,629 at Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles)
Typical price
£16,515
The middle of 5 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £16,895.
NHS wait so far
20 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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 Telford
Hip replacement
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 16 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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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 23 miles away
from£16,208Hip 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 Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£16,515Hip 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 Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,515 -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 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 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£17,335Hip 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 Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,335
Knee replacement
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 16 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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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 23 miles away
from£15,700Knee 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 Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 14 miles away
£16,895Knee 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 Wolverhampton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £16,895 -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 23 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 -
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury · 12 miles away
£18,060Knee 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 Shrewsbury Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,060
See all 5 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | £17,335 | £18,060 |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | £16,515 | £16,895 |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 16 miles | from £16,195 | from £15,629 |
| West Midlands Hospital | 23 miles | from £16,208 | from £15,700 |
| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 23 miles | £17,240 | £17,859 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Telford.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, 12 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement £17,335 (tests before treatment not included), £1,140 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £18,060 (tests before treatment not included), £2,431 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2022). Hip replacement £16,515 (tests before treatment not included), £320 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £16,895 (tests before treatment not included), £1,266 above the local lowest.
Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford, 16 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report April 2023). Hip replacement from £16,195 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £15,629 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
West Midlands Hospital, Halesowen, 23 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Requires improvement, report July 2022). Hip replacement from £16,208 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £13 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,700 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £71 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report September 2026). Hip replacement £17,240 (tests before treatment not included), £1,045 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,859 (tests before treatment not included), £2,230 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 5 local prices span £1,140, from £16,195 to £17,335; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £1,140 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 5 local prices span £2,431, from £15,629 to £18,060; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, is £2,431 dearer than the cheapest.
5 hospitals near Telford publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 3 of them, by £380 to £725; below it at 2, by £508 to £566.
10 to 25 miles of central Telford: Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles), Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (14 miles), Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles), West Midlands Hospital (23 miles) and Nuffield Health North Staffordshire 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 £16,195 to £17,335 at 5 hospitals; knee replacement £15,629 to £18,060 at 5 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital: half had waited over 20 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 Telford
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 19.9 wks | 46.2% | 0 | 45 wks | 2,333 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, 13 miles from Telford: 2,333 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 46.2% within 18 weeks, 0 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: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 19 miles: 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| SpaMedica Telford | 1.6 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 10 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital | 12 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Wolverhampton | 14 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital | 14 miles | Good | Yes |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 16 miles | Good | Yes |
| Soul Care Aesthetics | 19 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Rowley Hall Hospital and West Midlands Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles) against Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles): the £1,140 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (16 miles) against Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital (12 miles): the £2,431 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
- Stoke-on-Trent 25 miles
- Birmingham 29 miles
- Worcester 36 miles
- Liverpool 53 miles
- Manchester 55 miles
- Leicester 56 miles
- Nottingham 57 miles
- Gloucester 59 miles
Other treatments near Telford
- Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery
- Hernia repair
- Cataract surgery
- MRI scans
- Colonoscopy and gastroscopy
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Shifnal, Broseley.
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: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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.