Orthopaedic day surgery · Worthing
Day orthopaedics in Worthing: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£4,485
Knee arthroscopy: Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, Brighton · 14 miles away
Carpal tunnel surgery: £2,543 at Goring Hall Hospital (1.8 miles)
Typical price
£4,805
The middle of 5 published knee arthroscopy prices within 25 miles.
Carpal tunnel surgery: £3,045.
NHS wait so far
19 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at University Hospitals Sussex 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 Worthing
Knee arthroscopy
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Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 14 miles away
£4,485Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage
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 Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,485 -
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 14 miles away
£4,660Knee 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 Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,660 -
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Haywards Heath · 18 miles away
£4,805Knee 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 Haywards Heath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,805 -
Goring Hall Hospital
Worthing · 1.8 miles away
£5,321Knee surgery via arthroscopy
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, Goring Hall Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £5,121 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital
Chichester · 17 miles away
£5,330Knee 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 Chichester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £5,330
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Goring Hall Hospital
Worthing · 1.8 miles away
£2,543Wrist 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, Goring Hall Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,343 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Portsmouth Hospital
Havant · 24 miles away
from£2,792Carpal 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 £223 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Portsmouth Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £223 Treatment Included from £2,569 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 14 miles away
£3,045Carpal 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 Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,045 -
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Haywards Heath · 18 miles away
£3,065Carpal 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 Haywards Heath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,065 -
The Montefiore Hospital
Hove · 11 miles away
from£3,069Carpal 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 £226 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Montefiore Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £226 Treatment Included from £2,843 Aftercare Included Included
See all 6 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Knee arthroscopy | Carpal tunnel surgery |
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| Goring Hall Hospital | 1.8 miles | £5,321 | £2,543 |
| The Montefiore Hospital | 11 miles | – | from £3,069 |
| Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital | 14 miles | £4,485 | £3,045 |
| Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital | 17 miles | £5,330 | – |
| Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital | 18 miles | £4,805 | £3,065 |
| Spire Portsmouth Hospital | 24 miles | – | from £2,792 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Worthing.
Hospital by hospital
Goring Hall Hospital, Worthing, 1.8 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2022). Knee arthroscopy £5,321 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £836 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £2,543 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Montefiore Hospital, Hove, 11 miles away (Spire Healthcare; not yet rated by CQC). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £3,069 (first consultation £226 included; aftercare included), £526 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, Brighton, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report December 2022). Knee arthroscopy £4,485 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery to Remove Damaged Cartilage) or £4,660 (Knee Arthroscopy - Key Hole Surgery) (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,045 (tests before treatment not included), £502 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, Chichester, 17 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Outstanding, report December 2021). Knee arthroscopy £5,330 (tests before treatment not included), £845 above the local lowest. No published carpal tunnel surgery price.
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital, Haywards Heath, 18 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report March 2017). Knee arthroscopy £4,805 (tests before treatment not included), £320 above the local lowest. Carpal tunnel surgery £3,065 (tests before treatment not included), £522 above the local lowest.
Spire Portsmouth Hospital, Havant, 24 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report August 2026). No published knee arthroscopy price. Carpal tunnel surgery from £2,792 (first consultation £223 included; aftercare included), £249 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Knee arthroscopy: 5 local prices span £845, from £4,485 to £5,330; the UK median across 131 published prices is £4,683. The nearest, Goring Hall Hospital, is £836 dearer than the cheapest.
Carpal tunnel surgery: 5 local prices span £526, from £2,543 to £3,069; the UK median across 137 published prices is £2,705.
3 hospitals near Worthing publish both prices. They are Goring Hall Hospital, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital and Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital. below it at 3, by £1,440 to £2,778.
Within 5 miles of central Worthing: Goring Hall Hospital (1.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Worthing: The Montefiore Hospital (11 miles), Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (14 miles), Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital (17 miles), Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (18 miles) and Spire Portsmouth Hospital (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 £4,485 to £5,330 at 4 hospitals; carpal tunnel surgery £2,543 to £3,069 at 5 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. University Hospitals Sussex: half had waited over 19 weeks; 9 in 10 within 49 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 Worthing
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 18.8 wks | 48.4% | 396 | 49 wks | 7,875 |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 17.0 wks | 52.7% | 111 | 44 wks | 3,068 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, 1.9 miles from Worthing: 7,875 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 48.4% within 18 weeks, 396 over a year, nine in ten within 49 weeks.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 29 miles from Worthing: 3,068 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.7% within 18 weeks, 111 over a year, nine in ten within 44 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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 12 miles: 4 good, 2 not yet rated. 1 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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| Panacea | 1.7 miles | Good | No |
| Goring Hall Hospital | 1.8 miles | Good | Yes |
| CHEC - Worthing | 1.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Montefiore Hospital | 11 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Brighton | 12 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic | 12 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Goring Hall Hospital, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital and Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For knee arthroscopy, weigh Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (14 miles) against Goring Hall Hospital (1.8 miles): the £836 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
- Crawley 22 miles
- Portsmouth 29 miles
- Basingstoke 43 miles
- Winchester 43 miles
- Slough 48 miles
- Maidstone 50 miles
- Watford 57 miles
- Basildon 63 miles
Other treatments near Worthing
This page also covers 9 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Rustington, Lancing and Sompting, Shoreham-by-Sea, Littlehampton, Wick, Southwick, Storrington, Henfield, Steyning.
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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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.