Orthopaedic day surgery · Stoke-on-Trent
Day orthopaedics in Stoke-on-Trent: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£3,029
Knee arthroscopy: Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford · 13 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 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
Knee arthroscopy
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 13 miles away
from£3,029Knee Arthroscopy (key hole surgery)
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£4,496Knee arthroscopy surgery
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 £238 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £238 Treatment Included from £4,258 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital
Newcastle · 3.0 miles away
£4,501Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery
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 £4,501
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Circle Cheshire Clinic
Northwich · 24 miles away
£1,430Carpal tunnel release (open)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Circle Cheshire Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,230 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Circle Cheshire Clinic
Northwich · 24 miles away
£1,735Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Circle Cheshire Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,535 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 13 miles away
from£1,864Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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
£2,800Carpal Tunnel Release - One Wrist
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 £2,800 -
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield
Macclesfield · 19 miles away
from£3,094Carpal tunnel release (one wrist)
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 £2,869 Aftercare Included Included
See all 4 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital | 3.0 miles | £4,501 | £2,800 |
| Rowley Hall Hospital | 13 miles | from £3,029 | from £1,864 |
| Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield | 19 miles | from £4,496 | from £3,094 |
| Circle Cheshire Clinic | 24 miles | – | £1,430 |
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). Knee arthroscopy £4,501 (tests before treatment not included), £1,472 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,800 (tests before treatment not included), £1,370 above the local lowest.
Rowley Hall Hospital, Stafford, 13 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report April 2023). Knee arthroscopy from £3,029 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery from £1,864 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £434 above the local lowest.
Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield, Macclesfield, 19 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2022). Knee arthroscopy from £4,496 (first consultation £238 included; aftercare included), £1,467 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery from £3,094 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £1,664 above the local lowest.
Circle Cheshire Clinic, Northwich, 24 miles away (Circle Health Group; not yet rated by CQC). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery £1,430 (Carpal tunnel release (open)) or £1,735 (Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 3 local prices span £1,472, from £3,029 to £4,501; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, is £1,472 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 5 local prices span £1,664, from £1,430 to £3,094; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705. The nearest, Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, is £1,370 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. below it at 3, by £1,165 to £1,701.
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), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles) and Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 miles).
Typical for knee arthroscopy: usually a day-case procedure.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. knee arthroscopy £3,029 to £4,501 at 3 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £1,430 to £3,094 at 4 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 knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel release, 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 Circle Cheshire Clinic and Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their 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 knee arthroscopy, weigh Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles) against Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles): the £1,472 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For carpal tunnel surgery, weigh Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 miles) against Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles): the £1,370 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether an MRI scan is needed first and whether it is in the price.
- Ask whether the price is for one wrist and what both would cost.
Nearby
Knee arthroscopy and carpal tunnel surgery in nearby places
- Telford 25 miles
- West Bromwich 32 miles
- Manchester 34 miles
- St Helens 40 miles
- Coventry 48 miles
- Leicester 49 miles
- Blackburn 54 miles
- Doncaster 56 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.
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