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Private healthcare in Sheffield

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    9

    at 6 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    2.4 miles

    Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    16 weeks

    half had waited longer at The Rotherham (August 2026)

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

In short

Sheffield is in the area of NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Sheffield

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 Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (9.8 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Sheffield (Meadowhall) Clinic (3.4 miles); nearest Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (9.8 miles). UK median £545.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Sheffield

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,888 people waiting at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 91 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 1,822 people waiting at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 43 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 2,302 people waiting at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust had waited 10.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

MRI: 81.0% of the 221 people waiting at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

Endoscopy: 61.3% of the 150 people waiting at Sheffield Children's 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 Sheffield

Sheffield had 500,535 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS South Yorkshire NHS area.

The 6 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (2), Optegra (1), Optical Express (1), Practice Plus Group (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1). 3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 4 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Sheffield: Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles), Optegra Sheffield (2.8 miles), Optical Express - Sheffield (Meadowhall) Clinic (3.4 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Sheffield: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Barlborough (9.8 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Sheffield: Park Hill Hospital (18 miles), Huddersfield Private Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (5.6 miles), Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (13 miles), Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (1.3 miles).

By population, Sheffield is number 2 of the 157 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the Yorkshire and The Humber.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 18 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Portland Clinical, Sheffield (0.8 miles, not yet rated), One Health Group - Head Office, Sheffield (1.8 miles, not yet rated), Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield (2.3 miles, good), and 15 more.
  • 7 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optegra Sheffield, Sheffield (2.8 miles, not yet rated), Optical Express - Sheffield (Meadowhall) Clinic, Sheffield (3.4 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Sheffield), Sheffield (3.4 miles, not yet rated), and 4 more.
  • 18 independent scanning and testing centres: Portland Clinical, Sheffield (0.8 miles, not yet rated), One Health Group - Head Office, Sheffield (1.8 miles, not yet rated), Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield (2.3 miles, good), and 15 more.
  • 17 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Portland Clinical, Sheffield (0.8 miles, not yet rated), One Health Group - Head Office, Sheffield (1.8 miles, not yet rated), Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield (2.3 miles, good), and 14 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 Sheffield.

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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