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Private healthcare in Salford

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 18 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.4 miles

    Oaklands Hospital, Salford

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    16 weeks

    half had waited longer at Northern Care Alliance (August 2026)

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

In short

Salford is in the area of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Salford

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 £12,665 at The Alexandra Hospital (7.1 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles) at from £14,990. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Alexandra Hospital (7.1 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles) at from £14,800. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (19 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles) at from £4,803. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (17 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles) at from £2,856. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (4.7 miles) at from £3,869. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (2.8 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles) at from £4,347. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (3.1 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (3.1 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Alexandra Hospital (7.1 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (4.7 miles) at from £3,001. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Alexandra Hospital (7.1 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (4.7 miles) at from £2,433. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Salford

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 14,823 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 686 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 5,701 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 480 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 6,195 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 247 had waited over a year.

MRI: 90.7% of the 7,627 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 96.0% of the 2,125 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 58.3% of the 4,724 people waiting at Northern Care Alliance 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 Salford

Salford had 108,410 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Greater Manchester NHS area.

The 18 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (7), Spire Healthcare (5), Ramsay Health Care UK (2), Optical Express (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optegra (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 16 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 8 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Salford: Oaklands Hospital (1.4 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (2.8 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (3.1 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (4.5 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (4.7 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (4.7 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Salford: The Alexandra Hospital (7.1 miles), The Highfield Hospital (9.3 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Salford: The Beaumont Hospital (11 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (11 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (16 miles), Circle Cheshire Clinic (17 miles), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (17 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (19 miles), The Beardwood Hospital (20 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (21 miles), Huddersfield Private Hospital (23 miles), Spire Elland Hospital (23 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (1.6 miles), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (3.2 miles).

By population, Salford is number 11 of the 193 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North West.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 33 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Manchester Private Hospital, Salford (0.9 miles, good), Oaklands Hospital, Salford (1.4 miles, good), Farjo Hair Institute, Manchester (1.6 miles, outstanding), and 30 more.
  • 10 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Manchester, Manchester (1.7 miles, good), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Manchester, Manchester (1.9 miles, good), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Manchester (2.7 miles, not yet rated), and 7 more.
  • 32 independent scanning and testing centres: Oaklands Hospital, Salford (1.4 miles, good), The KSL Clinic Ltd Manchester, Salford (1.7 miles, good), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (1.7 miles, good), and 29 more.
  • 27 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Oaklands Hospital, Salford (1.4 miles, good), The KSL Clinic Ltd Manchester, Salford (1.7 miles, good), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (1.7 miles, good), and 24 more.

Hospitals with published prices

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 Salford.

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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