Spire Washington Hospital

Ratings - Surgery

• Overall

  Good

• Safe

  Good

• Effective

  Good

• Caring

  Good

• Responsive

  Good

• Well-led

  Good

Our view of the service

Spire Washington Hospital is an independent hospital located in Tyne and Wear. Spire Healthcare Limited operates this service. The hospital opened in 1988. Patients are self-funded, insurance funded or funded by the NHS through contractual agreements to carry out NHS work. The operating theatres were in use 6 days a week. The hospital has 23 inpatient beds, a 12 bay day case unit and 3 operating theatres. The service averages 750 procedures per month through theatres.

We carried out the unannounced visit to the hospital on 14 October 2025.

We reviewed this service following concerns raised and because there had been no inspection since 2020.

People's experience of this service

Patients and their family or carers were positive about the service. They spoke about staff treating them with warmth and kindness and providing effective care and treatment All patients were complimentary about the care they had received. Staff made them feel at ease and gave them enough information to enable them to make informed decisions. They were provided with a range of treatment options and felt involved in their care. Patients were able to access the service at a time which was suitable to them.