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Private healthcare in Newcastle upon Tyne

Prices hospitals near Newcastle upon Tyne publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 4 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.7 miles

    Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    12 weeks

    half had waited longer at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals (August 2026)

    Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

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 £17,578 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles) at £17,670. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest from £17,557 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles) at £18,530. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,905 at Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles). UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £2,621 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles) at £2,875. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £3,739 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Newcastle (St Nicholas) Clinic (2.2 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles) at £3,225. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £395 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles) at £590. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £800 at Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £3,265 at Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £2,239 at Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Newcastle upon Tyne

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 7,745 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 256 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 848 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 21 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 10,452 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 9.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 98 had waited over a year.

MRI: 75.8% of the 3,757 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 93.9% of the 1,858 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 64.2% of the 1,557 people waiting at The Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne had 286,445 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS North East and North Cumbria NHS area.

The 4 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Optegra (1), Spire Healthcare (1). 3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 4 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Newcastle upon Tyne: Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (1.7 miles), Optical Express - Newcastle (St Nicholas) Clinic (2.2 miles), Optegra Eye Hospital Newcastle (3.9 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Newcastle upon Tyne: Spire Washington Hospital (8.9 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (1.9 miles), Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (4.8 miles), South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles).

By population, Newcastle upon Tyne is number 1 of the 81 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North East.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Newcastle upon Tyne, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 16 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Lase Cosmetic, Newcastle upon Tyne (1.3 miles, good), Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (1.7 miles, good), Eldon Aesthetics, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.0 miles, not yet rated), and 13 more.
  • 7 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: MY Eye Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.2 miles, good), Optical Express - Newcastle (St Nicholas) Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.2 miles, not yet rated), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.6 miles, not yet rated), and 4 more.
  • 20 independent scanning and testing centres: Gosforth Private Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne (0.8 miles, inadequate), Numi Scan Central Newcastle Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne (1.5 miles, not yet rated), Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (1.7 miles, good), and 17 more.
  • 14 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (1.7 miles, good), Eldon Aesthetics, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.0 miles, not yet rated), MY Eye Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne (2.2 miles, good), and 11 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Newcastle upon Tyne’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Newcastle upon Tyne pages: Sunderland, Gateshead, Carlisle, South Shields, Tynemouth, Washington, Durham, Wallsend, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Consett, Jarrow, Cramlington, Ashington, Longbenton, Chester-le-Street, Seaham, Hebburn, Stanley, Shiney Row and Penshaw, Bedlington, Whickham, Morpeth, Blaydon, Birtley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Houghton-le-Spring, Killingworth, Hexham, Prudhoe, Ponteland, Wideopen, Hetton-le-Hole, Ryton, Alnwick, Stakeford, Seaton Delaval, Annfield Plain, Crawcrook and Greenside, Pelton and Ouston, Murton, Shiremoor, Fence Houses, East Boldon and West Boldon, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark, Throckley, Boldon Colliery, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Rowlands Gill, Sacriston, Whitburn.

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

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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