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Private healthcare in Nottingham

Prices hospitals near Nottingham publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 10 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.9 miles

    Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    17 weeks

    half had waited longer at Nottingham University Hospitals (August 2026)

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

In short

Nottingham is in the area of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Nottingham

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 £13,199 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles); nearest Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles) at from £14,884. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £13,799 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles); nearest Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles) at from £15,435. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £4,370 at Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £1,891 at Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles); nearest Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles) at from £4,308. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (1.9 miles). UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles); nearest Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles) at from £500. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £775 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest from £2,802 at Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Park Hospital (6.0 miles); nearest Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles) at from £2,416. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Nottingham

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 7,942 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 16.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 373 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 916 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 17.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 25 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 8,554 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had waited 9.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 134 had waited over a year.

MRI: 58.4% of the 5,415 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 53.9% of the 5,109 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 62.8% of the 2,662 people waiting at Nottingham University Hospitals 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 Nottingham

Nottingham had 299,790 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire NHS area.

The 10 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Optegra (2), Spire Healthcare (2), Nuffield Health (2), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Circle Health Group (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 8 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 5 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Nottingham: Optical Express - Nottingham Hospital (1.9 miles), Woodthorpe Hospital (2.4 miles), Optegra Nottingham (3.8 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Nottingham: Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles), The Park Hospital (6.0 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Nottingham: Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (15 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (22 miles), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (23 miles), Optegra Leicester (25 miles), Spire Leicester Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (1.6 miles), Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (12 miles).

By population, Nottingham is number 2 of the 149 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East Midlands.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 14 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham), Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), Zenith Cosmetic Clinic, Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), THMG Nottingham Clinic, Nottingham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), and 11 more.
  • 4 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham), Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), Optical Express – Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham (1.8 miles, good), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Nottingham (2.3 miles, not yet rated), and 1 more.
  • 14 independent scanning and testing centres: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham), Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), Zenith Cosmetic Clinic, Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), THMG Nottingham Clinic, Nottingham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), and 11 more.
  • 12 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham), Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), Zenith Cosmetic Clinic, Nottingham (1.0 miles, good), THMG Nottingham Clinic, Nottingham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), and 9 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Nottingham’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Nottingham pages: Lincoln, Ilkeston, Nuthall and Watnall.

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 Nottingham.

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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