This page is about having your hip resurfacing at Priory Hospital Edgbaston, the Circle Health Group hospital in central Birmingham. If you are deciding where to have the operation, here is the short version.
The sections below explain what the hospital offers a resurfacing patient, what your stay looks like, and the practical details of getting here.
Where you have your hip resurfacing is part of the decision, and some patients prefer a hospital with a long track record over a newer one. Priory Hospital Edgbaston is the largest private hospital in Birmingham and a long-established part of Circle Health Group, with the scale and the steady, high-volume surgical reputation that come with being a fixture of private care in the city for years.
For a resurfacing patient that scale translates into practical things: a dedicated orthopaedic centre that keeps the whole pathway on one site, modern imaging in the building, and the capacity to see and treat you quickly. The surgeon remains the most important factor in how a resurfacing turns out, but the Priory provides a well-resourced, central setting around that surgery.
Birmingham's largest private hospital, with a long-standing, high-volume surgical reputation behind it.
Consultation, imaging and surgery kept on one site, which streamlines the path from first appointment to recovery.
A new MRI and CT suite in the building, so your work-up and follow-up scans are arranged in-house.
An easy Edgbaston location with free parking, close to the city centre and well placed for the West Midlands.
The pointThe Priory pairs the reassurance of an established, large private hospital with a dedicated orthopaedic centre and modern imaging, a solid, convenient base for a planned resurfacing.
Mr Shakir Hussain holds private clinics and operates at Priory Hospital Edgbaston, and is among a small group of UK surgeons who perform hip resurfacing routinely rather than occasionally. His focus is modern ceramic-on-ceramic resurfacing, an approach that has reopened resurfacing as a credible option for active patients, including women, who were largely steered away from the older metal-on-metal designs.
He recommends resurfacing only where it genuinely suits your hip. At your consultation he examines you, reviews your imaging, and talks you through whether resurfacing, a total hip replacement, or non-surgical management fits you best, with the implant and the hospital chosen around your case. You can read more about him on the about the surgeon page, and about who resurfacing suits on the am I a candidate? page.
To judge a resurfacing surgeon on the evidence rather than reputation, the hip resurfacing overview explains what to look for, including how to read a surgeon's National Joint Registry results.
Most hip resurfacing patients stay one to two nights. You recover in a private en-suite room, and physiotherapy begins early, usually on the day of surgery, with the exercises that protect your new resurfacing while you regain confidence on your feet. Your exact length of stay is agreed with you and depends on your fitness beforehand and how your first day after surgery goes.
The dedicated orthopaedic centre means everything around your operation sits in one place. Your pre-operative assessment, scans and surgery are arranged at the same hospital, and because the MRI and CT suite is on site, any check X-rays or further imaging are handled in-house rather than at a separate clinic. For a planned procedure that keeps the whole experience straightforward.
Routine post-operative reviews with Mr Shakir Hussain are part of your care. What recovery looks like week by week, and when you can expect to return to driving, work and sport, is set out on the procedure and patient information pages.
The implant used for your resurfacing is chosen to suit your anatomy and how active you want to be, and is agreed with you after your examination. Mr Shakir Hussain works with modern ceramic and metal resurfacing devices, including the ReCerf ceramic-on-ceramic resurfacing, the Adept resurfacing and the H1 resurfacing. The implants overview compares them in detail.
Mr Hussain is recognised by the major UK private medical insurers. Where hip resurfacing at Priory Hospital Edgbaston is clinically indicated and your policy permits, treatment is covered subject to pre-authorisation, and the paperwork is handled for you by his secretary.
Self-pay hip resurfacing at Priory Hospital Edgbaston starts from £[TBC]. This is an all-inclusive package covering Mr Hussain's surgical fee, the anaesthetist, the resurfacing implant, theatre time, your hospital stay, in-patient physiotherapy and routine post-operative follow-up. Because the implant choice and the length of stay vary from patient to patient, a precise written quotation is issued after your consultation, once the clinical plan is agreed.
Full detail on both pathways, what the package includes and how to request a written quote is on the fees & insurance page. The pre-authorisation walkthrough for insured patients is on the insurance page.
The hospital is on Priory Road in Edgbaston, a short drive from Birmingham city centre and well placed for patients travelling in from across the West Midlands. It is one of Mr Shakir Hussain's three Birmingham locations for hip resurfacing.
The Priory Hospital is the largest private hospital in Birmingham and a long-established part of Circle Health Group. For a resurfacing patient that means a high-volume surgical hospital with a dedicated orthopaedic centre, a modern on-site MRI and CT imaging suite, and quick access to appointments and surgery, all on one central Edgbaston site.
Yes. The Priory has a dedicated orthopaedic centre that keeps the whole pathway on one site, so your consultation, imaging and surgery are arranged at the same hospital. For a planned hip resurfacing that makes the journey from first appointment to recovery simpler and quicker.
Mr Shakir Hussain offers modern ceramic and metal hip resurfacing implants and chooses the device to suit your anatomy and activity goals. These include the ReCerf ceramic-on-ceramic resurfacing, the Adept resurfacing, and the H1 resurfacing. The choice is agreed with you after examination and review of your imaging.
Both routes are available. Mr Shakir Hussain is recognised by the major UK insurers, and where resurfacing is clinically indicated and your policy permits, treatment is covered subject to pre-authorisation. Self-pay hip resurfacing at Priory Hospital Edgbaston starts from £[TBC] as an all-inclusive package, with a precise written quotation issued after your consultation. See the fees page for full detail.
The Priory Hospital is on Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7UG, a short drive from the city centre and easily reached from across the West Midlands. Free patient parking is available at the front, side and rear of the hospital, and Five Ways and Birmingham New Street stations are a short taxi ride away.
Book an initial consultation with Mr Shakir Hussain to discuss your hip, find out whether resurfacing suits you, and decide whether Priory Hospital Edgbaston is the right setting for your surgery.
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