West Midlands
Private healthcare in Hereford
Prices hospitals near Hereford publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 3 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
1.0 miles
Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
19 weeks
half had waited longer at Wye Valley (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Hereford is in the area of NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Hereford
- Hip replacement2 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £16,043
- Knee replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £16,701
- Knee arthroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,670
- Carpal tunnel surgery3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,840
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,835
- 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 mileslowest£2,165
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 Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles) at £16,515. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £16,701 at Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles) at £16,815. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,670 at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,840 at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles). UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,835 at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles). UK median £4,011.
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 (24 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles) at £450. 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 Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles) at £3,110. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £2,165 at Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Hereford
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,777 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had waited 19.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 390 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 885 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had waited 13.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 4 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 2,948 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had waited 11.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 41 had waited over a year.
MRI: 84.7% of the 1,573 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 99.8% of the 495 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 62.1% of the 831 people waiting at Wye Valley NHS 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 Hereford
Hereford had 60,480 residents in the 2021 Census, in the Herefordshire, County of local authority area and the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS area.
The 3 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (1), Spire Healthcare (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1). 1 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Hereford: Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital (1.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Hereford: Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles), Winfield Hospital (24 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Wye Valley NHS Trust (0.5 miles), Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (25 miles).
By population, Hereford is number 21 of the 107 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the West Midlands, in the Herefordshire, County of statistical area.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Hereford, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 2 independent hospitals registered for surgery: The Wye Clinic, Hereford (0.2 miles, good), Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford (1.0 miles, good).
- No independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery on the register within 10 miles.
- 2 independent scanning and testing centres: The Wye Clinic, Hereford (0.2 miles, good), Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford (1.0 miles, good).
- 2 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: The Wye Clinic, Hereford (0.2 miles, good), Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, Hereford (1.0 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Hereford’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Hereford pages: Leominster, Ledbury.
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 Hereford.
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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