North East
Private healthcare in Durham
Prices hospitals near Durham publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
5
at 5 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
6.6 miles
Spire Washington Hospital, Washington
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
16 weeks
half had waited longer at South Tyneside and Sunderland (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Durham is in the area of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Durham
- Hip replacement4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£13,120
- Knee replacement4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£13,120
- Knee arthroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,120
- Carpal tunnel surgery5 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,015
- Hernia repair3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,690
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 £13,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles); nearest Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles) at from £17,578. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £13,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles); nearest Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles) at from £17,557. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,120 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (14 miles) at £4,905. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,015 at Woodlands Hospital (18 miles); nearest Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles) at from £2,621. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,690 at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles); nearest Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles) at from £3,739. UK median £4,011.
NHS waits near Durham
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 8,783 people waiting at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.6 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 4,766 people waiting at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust had waited 7.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
About Durham
Durham had 50,510 residents in the 2021 Census, in the County Durham local authority area and the NHS North East and North Cumbria NHS area.
The 5 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (2), Spire Healthcare (1), Circle Health Group (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1). 5 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
5 to 10 miles of central Durham: Spire Washington Hospital (6.6 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Durham: Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (14 miles), Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (16 miles), Woodlands Hospital (18 miles), Tees Valley Hospital (21 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (10 miles), Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles).
By population, Durham is number 11 of the 81 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North East, in the County Durham statistical area.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Durham, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 1 independent hospital registered for surgery: Spire Washington Hospital, Washington (6.7 miles, good).
- No independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery on the register within 10 miles.
- 1 independent scanning and testing centre: Spire Washington Hospital, Washington (6.7 miles, good).
- 1 independent hospital or unit registered for endoscopy and other tests: Spire Washington Hospital, Washington (6.7 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
- Spire Washington HospitalWashington · 6.6 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalNewcastle upon Tyne · 14 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
- Nuffield Health Tees HospitalStockton on Tees · 16 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
- Woodlands HospitalDarlington · 18 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Tees Valley HospitalMiddlesbrough · 21 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Durham’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Durham pages: Washington, Consett, Chester-le-Street, Seaham, Stanley, Shiney Row and Penshaw, Birtley, Houghton-le-Spring, Crook, Brandon, Hetton-le-Hole, Annfield Plain, Pelton and Ouston, Murton, Fence Houses, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark, Sacriston.
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 Durham.
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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