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Spire Harpenden Hospital

Spire Healthcare

Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 4BP

Remote consultations available
Free onsite parking

Overview

96%	of 3016 people said that their experience at this hospital was very good or good.

Good	rating from the Care Quality Commission.

8160	total admissions.

455	Cataract surgery admissions.

1860	NHS admissions.

Collecting patient outcomes (PROMs)

Single rooms • Wi-fi • Onsite pharmacy • Onsite GP services • Onsite diagnostic tests

Last updated:

13/09/2025

About

This information is provided by Spire Harpenden Hospital.

At Spire Harpenden Hospital we offer comprehensive private hospital services in a comfortable and relaxed environment to patients. We are committed to delivering excellent individual care and service to all our patients, from the time they first get in touch with us until after their treatment is complete. Our dedicated and highly trained people aim to consistently achieve excellent results, in a safe and secure environment. For us it's more that just treating patients, it's about looking after people and the safety of our patients and colleagues is our number one priority.

Hospital website

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How the PHIN website can help you

10 min read
04/07/2025

Patient feedback

Surveys from patients about the care they received from Spire Harpenden Hospital.

Patient Satisfaction

96%	of 3016 people said that their overall experience in this hospital was very good or good.

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Patient Experience

79%	of 3016 people felt this hospital definitely met their needs.

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About hospital patient feedback

4 min read
20/03/2025

PROMs participation

PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) helps future patients understand how surgery affects daily life - like pain levels, mobility, or quality of life.

Participating in PROMs This hospital is collecting and reporting on PROMs feedback from patients.

Collecting for the following procedures:

Breast enlargementCataract surgeryHip replacement (primary)Knee replacement (primary)Knee replacement (revision)LiposuctionRhinoplasty

About health improvement (including PROMs)

4 min read
24/03/2025

Regulator rating

All hospitals are inspected and rated by an independent regulator.

Overall Rating	Good
Safety of services	Good
Effectiveness of services	Good
Responsiveness of services	Good
Caring	Good
Well-led	Good

Full report available on the Care Quality Commission website

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

2 min read
27/03/2025

Associated Registries

This hospital is listed on one or more clinical registries. Follow the link to explore more information about their practice.

National Joint Registry

What are healthcare registries?

6 min read
08/01/2025

Incident reporting

To ensure transparency, hospitals are required to provide PHIN with data about incidents in their care.

It is important to note that, unless otherwise stated, the measures in this section relate to the overall performance of the hospital and not specifically to any selected procedure.

Data received from the Spire Harpenden Hospital is complete and up to date. This hospital has reported some incidents.

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Understanding hospital profiles: Safety and risk measures

1 min read
01/07/2025

Your procedure

Information about Spire Harpenden Hospital and your procedure.

455	private admissions for Cataract surgery.
98%	of patients treated as a day case.
1	nights stay if not a day case (average).

Healthcare outcomes reported by patients.

The information below presents the change reported by patients, after treatment, in areas such as their physical function, quality of life and levels of pain. These results are based on the responses from 96 patients.

75%	improved health and quality of life.
7%	no change.
18%	worsened health and quality of life.

Surgery: Cataracts

8 min read
01/07/2025

Support when raising a complaint

This hospital has subscribed to an independent complaints service. Use the organisation listed here if you have concerns about the care you have received.

ISCAS - Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service

Making a complaint as a private patient

15 min read
03/04/2025

Facilities

Services and resources available at this hospital.

Amenities

Wi-fi
Ensuite bathrooms
Visitor restaurant
All single rooms
Free onsite parking

Medical

Onsite surgical procedures
Onsite diagnostic tests
5 Operating theatres
1 Endoscopy theatre
7 Chemotherapy chairs
25 Consulting rooms
Outpatient treatment rooms
Extended recovery unit
Onsite GP services
Onsite pharmacy

Beds

72 Total approved beds
72 Adult registered beds

Critical care arrangement

Ambulance transfer to Intensive Care Unit
Ambulance transfer to High Dependency Unit

Spire Harpenden Hospital

Overview

About

How the PHIN website can help you

Patient feedback

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Experience

About hospital patient feedback

PROMs participation

About health improvement (including PROMs)

Regulator rating

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

Associated Registries

What are healthcare registries?

Incident reporting

Understanding hospital profiles: Safety and risk measures

Your procedure

Healthcare outcomes reported by patients.

Surgery: Cataracts

Support when raising a complaint

Making a complaint as a private patient

Facilities

For patients

For consultants and hospitals

Media

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