Spire Healthcare Group plc

Spire Healthcare Group plc is a leading independent provider of private healthcare services in the United Kingdom, operating as the second-largest in the sector by revenue and a key player in the FTSE 250 Index. Founded in 2007 through the acquisition and rebranding of 25 Bupa hospitals, it manages 38 hospitals, over 50 clinics, medical centres, and consulting rooms across England, Wales, and Scotland, delivering diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care in specialties such as orthopaedics, gynaecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, and general surgery. The group partners with more than 8,740 experienced consultants to provide personalised care to insured, self-pay, and NHS patients, caring for over 1.3 million people in 2024 while serving as the principal independent provider of knee and hip operations by volume. It also operates Vita Health Group and The Doctors Clinic Group for primary care, mental health, dermatological, musculoskeletal services, and occupational health to over 800 corporate clients. Headquartered in London with approximately 15,703 employees, Spire Healthcare emphasises clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and transparency, including publishing clinical outcomes data, amid a revenue mix from private, self-pay, and NHS contracts.