[5] Spire Healthcare operates a network of 38 private hospitals and ten clinics across the UK,[4] as well as the London Fertility Centre.

[13] An Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson chaired by Graham James, a former Bishop of Norwich, was set up, and reported on 4 February 2020.

[16] In February 2023 a further 1,500 Spire patients who had possibly received negligent treatment from Paterson were recalled by health officials after an old IT database was discovered.

[25] It was accused by the Royal College of Anaesthetists of being "extremely uncooperative" in facilitating the training of young clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

[26] Spire runs a successful nursing apprenticeship programme in partnership with the University of Sunderland and is beginning to be involved in medical training.

[27] Spire was the subject of a critical BBC Panorama investigation in April 2024, which raised safety concerns around NHS patients being treated in its hospitals.

[28] Panorama showed an increasing number of NHS patients were undergoing surgery in Spire hospitals where no intensive care facilities were present.