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Private healthcare in Chelmsford

Prices hospitals near Chelmsford publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 12 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    0.6 miles

    Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic, Chelmsford

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    31 weeks

    half had waited longer at Mid and South Essex (August 2026)

    Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Chelmsford is in the area of NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Chelmsford

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 £13,199 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (19 miles); nearest Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles) at from £18,506. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £13,799 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (19 miles); nearest Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles) at from £17,933. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,650 at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (11 miles); nearest Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles) at from £5,635. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £200 at Southend Private Hospital (16 miles); nearest Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles) at from £2,896. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (11 miles) at £4,034. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest £175 at Southend Private Hospital (16 miles); nearest Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (0.6 miles) at from £2,000. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £495 at Spire Wellesley Hospital (17 miles); nearest Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles) at from £609. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £765 at Spire Hartswood Hospital (13 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest from £2,917 at Spire London East Hospital (22 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (11 miles) at £3,165. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £2,340 at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (11 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Chelmsford

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 11,377 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 30.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 2,418 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 9,158 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 895 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 13,629 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 457 had waited over a year.

MRI: 68.9% of the 7,872 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 91.1% of the 3,112 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 34.5% of the 5,104 people waiting at Mid and South Essex 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 Chelmsford

Chelmsford had 110,625 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Essex NHS area.

The 12 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Spire Healthcare (3), Optical Express (2), Nuffield Health (1), Circle Health Group (1), Practice Plus Group (1), Optegra (1). 10 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Chelmsford: Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (0.6 miles), Springfield Hospital (1.0 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Chelmsford: Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (11 miles), Spire Hartswood Hospital (13 miles), Rivers Hospital (16 miles), Southend Private Hospital (16 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (17 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (19 miles), Oaks Hospital (21 miles), Spire London East Hospital (22 miles), Optical Express - Dartford Hospital (22 miles), Optegra Colchester (22 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (16 miles), The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (17 miles).

By population, Chelmsford is number 10 of the 175 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East of England.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Chelmsford, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 10 independent hospitals registered for surgery: MDCG Office, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), ACES Chelmsford Hospital, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Chelmsford, Chelmsford (0.8 miles, not yet rated), and 7 more.
  • 4 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited, Chelmsford (0.4 miles, good), Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Chelmsford, Chelmsford (0.8 miles, not yet rated), and 1 more.
  • 7 independent scanning and testing centres: MDCG Office, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), ACES Chelmsford Hospital, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Chelmsford, Chelmsford (0.8 miles, not yet rated), and 4 more.
  • 7 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: MDCG Office, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), ACES Chelmsford Hospital, Chelmsford (0.6 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Chelmsford, Chelmsford (0.8 miles, not yet rated), and 4 more.

Hospitals with published prices

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 Chelmsford.

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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