South West
Private healthcare in Gloucester
Prices hospitals near Gloucester publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
at 3 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.9 miles
Winfield Hospital, Gloucester
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
17 weeks
half had waited longer at Gloucestershire Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Gloucester is in the area of NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Gloucester
- Hip replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £16,043
- Knee replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £16,701
- Knee arthroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,555
- Carpal tunnel surgery3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,914
- Cataract surgery1 hospital within 25 mileslowestfrom £3,427
- MRI scan3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £347
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£800
- Colonoscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £3,079
- Gastroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £2,313
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 £16,043 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles) at £18,955. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £16,701 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles) at from £16,868. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,555 at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles); nearest Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles) at from £5,209. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £2,914 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles) at from £3,215. UK median £2,705.
Cataract surgery: lowest from £3,427 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles). UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest from £347 at Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles). UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £800 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest from £3,079 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles) at £3,160. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest from £2,313 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles) at £2,490. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Gloucester
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 9,401 people waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 25 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 3,153 people waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 7.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.
MRI: 81.0% of the 2,229 people waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 94.6% of the 2,072 people waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 68.3% of the 1,810 people waiting at Gloucestershire Hospitals 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 Gloucester
Gloucester had 118,555 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Gloucestershire NHS area.
The 3 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Nuffield Health (1), Spire Healthcare (1). 1 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Gloucester: Winfield Hospital (1.9 miles), Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital (4.8 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Gloucester: Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (7.0 miles).
By population, Gloucester is number 8 of the 159 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South West.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Gloucester, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 5 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Gloucester (0.8 miles, good), Newmedica Brighouse, Gloucester (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Winfield Hospital, Gloucester (1.9 miles, not yet rated), and 2 more.
- 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Gloucester (0.8 miles, good), Newmedica Brighouse, Gloucester (1.1 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Gloucester, Gloucester (2.5 miles, outstanding).
- 5 independent scanning and testing centres: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Gloucester (0.8 miles, good), Newmedica Brighouse, Gloucester (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Winfield Hospital, Gloucester (1.9 miles, not yet rated), and 2 more.
- 5 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Gloucester (0.8 miles, good), Newmedica Brighouse, Gloucester (1.1 miles, not yet rated), Winfield Hospital, Gloucester (1.9 miles, not yet rated), and 2 more.
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Gloucester’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Gloucester pages: Swindon, Cheltenham, Great Malvern, Stroud, Quedgeley and Hardwicke, Cirencester, Bishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Brockworth, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Stonehouse, Pershore, Chalford, Nailsworth, Newent.
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 Gloucester.
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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