East Midlands
Private healthcare in Derby
Prices hospitals near Derby publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 9 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
2.9 miles
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
18 weeks
half had waited longer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Derby is in the area of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Derby
- Hip replacement5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £14,884
- Knee replacement5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £15,435
- Knee arthroscopy5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £4,370
- Carpal tunnel surgery5 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £1,891
- Hernia repair3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,015
- Cataract surgery8 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,000
- MRI scan4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£470
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£775
- Colonoscopy4 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,802
- Gastroscopy3 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 £14,884 at Woodthorpe Hospital (15 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £15,759. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £15,435 at Woodthorpe Hospital (15 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £15,500. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £4,370 at Woodthorpe Hospital (15 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £4,485. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £1,891 at Woodthorpe Hospital (15 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £3,140. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £4,015 at Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £4,139. UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (13 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £3,185. UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest £470 at Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £589. UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £775 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (16 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest from £2,802 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (16 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £3,372. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Park Hospital (16 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles) at £2,564. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Derby
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 17,672 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 947 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 4,842 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 183 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 10,206 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 79 had waited over a year.
MRI: 46.9% of the 6,883 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 97.4% of the 1,220 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 50.5% of the 3,887 people waiting at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 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 Derby
Derby had 275,575 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Derby and Derbyshire NHS area.
The 9 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Optegra (3), Nuffield Health (2), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Spire Healthcare (1), Circle Health Group (1). 7 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Derby: Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (2.9 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Derby: Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (13 miles), Optegra Nottingham (13 miles), Woodthorpe Hospital (15 miles), Spire Nottingham Hospital (16 miles), Optegra Eye Hospital Uttoxeter (16 miles), The Park Hospital (16 miles), Optegra Leicester (24 miles), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (25 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (1.9 miles), Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (23 miles).
By population, Derby is number 3 of the 149 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East Midlands.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Derby, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 4 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Derby, Derby (1.1 miles, good), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby (2.9 miles, good), Highfield House, Nottingham (7.8 miles, not yet rated), and 1 more.
- 1 independent eye clinic or hospital registered for surgery: SpaMedica Derby, Derby (1.1 miles, good).
- 3 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Derby, Derby (1.1 miles, good), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby (2.9 miles, good), Highfield House, Nottingham (7.8 miles, not yet rated).
- 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Derby, Derby (1.1 miles, good), Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby (2.9 miles, good), Highfield House, Nottingham (7.8 miles, not yet rated).
Hospitals with published prices
- Nuffield Health Derby HospitalDerby · 2.9 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
- Optical Express - Nottingham HospitalNottingham · 13 miles · Optical Express · rated Good
- Optegra NottinghamNottingham · 13 miles · Optegra
- Woodthorpe HospitalNottingham · 15 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Spire Nottingham HospitalNottingham · 16 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Outstanding
- Optegra Eye Hospital UttoxeterUttoxeter · 16 miles · Optegra · rated Good
- The Park HospitalNottingham · 16 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Optegra LeicesterLeicester · 24 miles · Optegra
- Nuffield Health Leicester HospitalLeicester · 25 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Derby’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Derby pages: Belper, Borrowash.
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 Derby.
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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