Greater London
Private healthcare in London
The UK’s largest and most expensive private healthcare market, concentrated around Marylebone but spread across every borough.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Prices we checked
194
published by Greater London boroughs and hospitals within 25 miles of central London, each linked to its source
Private clinics and hospitals
1317
27 with overnight beds; 524 rated Good or Outstanding
NHS MRI wait
About 8 in 10
on the list at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026)
People already on the list, not a forecast.
In short
The health regulator (CQC) lists 1317 independent healthcare places in London: 27 with overnight beds, 168 offering scans or tests and 832 doctors’ consultation services (9 November 2026).
We profile 6 of them and found 194 published self-pay prices from clinics and hospitals in or near London, each linked to its source.
At the end of August 2026, the share of people on the NHS MRI waiting list who had waited less than six weeks ranged from 72.2% at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to 84.4% at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, against 78.0% across England.
Treatments in London
- Private GP appointments48.2% of appointments same day (NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board), September 2026lowest£59 national
- Private blood testsNo official NHS figure publishedlowestOn request
- Private MRI scans10 published prices nearby · 82.3% under 6 weeks (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), 84.4% under 6 weeks (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust), 72.2% under 6 weeks (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), August 2026lowest£430
- Private cataract surgery34 published prices nearby · median 9.6 weeks (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), median 12.2 weeks (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust), August 2026lowestfrom £2,000
- Private physiotherapy6 published prices nearby · No official NHS figure publishedlowest£65
The lowest price published by clinics in or near London, beside the latest NHS figure for the local hospital trust. Open a treatment to see every price, what it includes and when we checked it.
Clinics and hospitals we list
Cromwell Hospital
Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Independent hospital registered with CQC since 10 December 2010. Provider: Medical Services International Limited.
King Edward VII’s Hospital
5-10 Beaumont Street, London W1G 6AA
Independent hospital registered with CQC since 28 November 2025. Provider: Metabolic Services Limited.
HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street, London SE1 2PR
Independent hospital registered with CQC since 12 November 2010. Provider: HCA International Limited.
The London Clinic
20 Devonshire Place, London W1G 6BW
Independent hospital registered with CQC since 25 January 2011. Provider: Trustees of The London Clinic Limited.
Randox Health - Great Portland Street
143-149, Great Portland Street, London W1W 6QN
Independent clinic registered with CQC since 18 August 2022. Provider: Randox Health London Ltd.
Spire London East Hospital
Roding Lane South, Ilford, Essex IG4 5PZ
Independent hospital registered with CQC since 3 November 2010. Provider: Spire Healthcare Limited.
Where these figures come from
Provider details from the CQC register, downloaded 9 November 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices: read from each provider’s own website on the date shown on each treatment page.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.
