South East
Private healthcare in Canterbury
Prices hospitals near Canterbury publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 5 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.2 miles
Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
21 weeks
half had waited longer at East Kent Hospitals University (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Canterbury is in the area of NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Canterbury
- Hip replacement5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £12,910
- Knee replacement5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £13,662
- Knee arthroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,476
- Carpal tunnel surgery4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,010
- Hernia repair4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,449
- Cataract surgery5 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,099
- MRI scan3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £420
- CT scan3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £500
- Colonoscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,383
- Gastroscopy4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,869
The lowest price published within 25 miles. Open a treatment to see every price, what it includes and the NHS wait.
Cheapest and nearest, treatment by treatment
Hip replacement: lowest from £12,910 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles); nearest Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles) at £13,420. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £13,662 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles); nearest Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles) at £13,940. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,010 at Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles). UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (23 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles) at from £3,649. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest £2,099 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (23 miles); nearest Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles) at £3,475. UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest from £420 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles). UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest from £500 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest £2,383 at Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Canterbury
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 8,187 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited 20.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 319 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 8,805 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 490 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 5,544 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 163 had waited over a year.
MRI: 51.7% of the 12,727 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 55.0% of the 7,990 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 82.4% of the 1,528 people waiting at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 69.6% across England.
These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
About Canterbury
Canterbury had 55,090 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Kent and Medway NHS area.
The 5 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Spire Healthcare (2), Circle Health Group (1), KIMS Hospital (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 4 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Canterbury: Chaucer Hospital (1.2 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Canterbury: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (23 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (23 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (24 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (24 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (0.9 miles), Medway NHS Foundation Trust (24 miles), Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (26 miles).
By population, Canterbury is number 30 of the 270 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South East.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Canterbury, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 3 independent hospitals registered for surgery: CHEC - Canterbury, Canterbury (0.5 miles, not yet rated), Spencer Private Hospitals Canterbury, Canterbury (0.9 miles, good), Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury (1.2 miles, good).
- No independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery on the register within 10 miles.
- 3 independent scanning and testing centres: CHEC - Canterbury, Canterbury (0.5 miles, not yet rated), Spencer Private Hospitals Canterbury, Canterbury (0.9 miles, good), Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury (1.2 miles, good).
- 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: CHEC - Canterbury, Canterbury (0.5 miles, not yet rated), Spencer Private Hospitals Canterbury, Canterbury (0.9 miles, good), Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury (1.2 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
- Chaucer HospitalCanterbury · 1.2 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- KIMS Hospital, MaidstoneMaidstone · 23 miles · KIMS Hospital · rated Good
- Practice Plus Group Hospital, GillinghamGillingham · 23 miles · Practice Plus Group · rated Good
- Spire Alexandra HospitalChatham · 24 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Requires improvement
- Spire Wellesley HospitalSouthend-on-Sea · 24 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Canterbury’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Canterbury pages: Margate, Ramsgate, Dover, Whitstable, Deal, Broadstairs, Faversham, Hawkinge, Whitfield, Aylesham.
Where these figures come from
Prices: lowest and nearest published self-pay prices within 25 miles, read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown. Straight-line distances from the centre of Canterbury.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Hospital details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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