Private guests can expect Horder Healthcare to pay attention to the smallest details, which can make the world of difference to your treatment experience and your recovery.

With a highly therapeutic approach to patient experience and as a specialist provider with more than 60 years’ knowledge, Horder Healthcare are experts at understanding patient care and recovery within its varied fields of expertise.

We excel at patient care and our standards of service are reflected in our patient feedback. Our dedicated and compassionate nursing and clinical teams will support you through every aspect of your treatment programme, keeping you continually informed of your progress and answering any queries you may have.

Our dedicated private patient wing, 'The Ashdown Suite', offers self-pay and privately insured patients an enhanced level of comfort and dedicated care.

Becoming a privately insured patient

If you have private medical insurance and want to choose The Horder Centre for your treatment, check with your insurer that you are covered for what you 
need, including outpatient appointments. Our surgical procedures and services are available to insured patients at The Horder Centre and our outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. Horder Healthcare is recognised by the majority of medical insurance companies.

Why choose Horder Healthcare?

  • Surgery and treatment within The Horder Centre, a renowned Centre of Orthopaedic Excellence which currently holds an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating.
  • Your choice of consultant.
  • Surgery at a time that's right for you, whether you need it as quickly as possible or planned to fit around a specific date (if appropriate to your condition).
  • En suite accommodation with free WiFi.
  • Complimentary toiletries.
  • Freshly prepared meals made by our team of chefs, using fresh and locally sourced produce and subsidised hot meals for visitors.
  • Free convenient parking for patients and visitors.
  • Access to our Joint School, where patients can attend classes to help prepare them for surgery and learn more about the pre assessment process.

Medical insurance companies that we work with

  • AIG
  • Ascenti
  • Aviva
  • AXA PPP
  • BUPA
  • BUPA International
  • Cigna
  • CS Healthcare
  • Exeter Friendly
  • General & Medical
  • Healix Health Services Ltd
  • Health Kinect
  • Health Response UK
  • Hospital and Medical Care Association
  • National Friendly
  • Saga Healthcare
  • Simplyhealth
  • The Rehab Network
  • Universal Provident
  • Vitality Health
  • Western Provident Association (WPA)
  • Westfield Health
  • 3D Rehab

How to book

If you have private medical insurance and want to choose Horder Healthcare for your treatment, you can ask your GP to refer you, if appropriate, explaining that you will be going through your insurance provider. You will need to confirm that you have the appropriate cover for the treatment you require with your insurance provider at each stage of treatment including the initial outpatient appointment.

The insurance provider will provide you with an authorisation number for treatment (unfortunately treatment will not be able to take place without this).

Please do not hesitate to call us on 01892 620934 or email pp@horder.co.uk for further information.

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Patient Testimonials

  • Valerie Henwood

    Bunion Surgery | The Horder Centre

    “All the staff at The Horder Centre were so helpful.  It was great that someone actually took notice and realised what a negative impact the bunions were having on me. The operation has given me a new lease of life. In addition to walking again, I am now cycling too."

  • Valerie Pestell

    Hip Replacement (total) | The Horder Centre

    "It was 1992, I was a very frightened lady - I had a disastrous hip operation – in another hospital I must add – but The Horder Centre rescued me from a life on crutches.  Mr. Gallannaugh, a truly wonderful surgeon, performed a hip revision operation and I am able to enjoy life to the full again."

  • Lyn Thomas

    Hip Replacement (total) | The Horder Centre

    “I limped through 2013, constant pain mitigated slightly by exercises and drugs. I began to think of myself as disabled. Not getting a parking place near my destination could reduce me to tears.

    When I finally decided to have a hip replacement, I was in The Horder Centre for two nights, then home walking on two sticks. For me it was a miracle to be able to walk again, without pain. The expertise of my surgeon Hugh Apthorp was key as he is a genius but I am extraordinarily grateful for the care and exceptional nurses at The Horder Centre which is a beautifully designed facility. Everyone was so efficient and kind.”

  • Billy Bonds

    Hip Replacement (total) | The Horder Centre

    “I chose The Horder Centre because an actor friend of mine, whom I see once a year, had just had an operation there and said it was absolutely brilliant. 

    All the staff, from the surgeon to the hall porter (apart from the fact he supported Spurs), were top drawer. I think it is the attention to detail that makes The Horder Centre special. My brother, who had a similar operation elsewhere, couldn’t believe it when I told him that a nurse escorted me to my car when I left.”

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