West Midlands
Private healthcare in Stoke-on-Trent
Prices hospitals near Stoke-on-Trent publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
10
at 6 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
3.0 miles
Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
17 weeks
half had waited longer at University Hospitals of North Midlands (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Stoke-on-Trent is in the area of NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Stoke-on-Trent
- Hip replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £15,644
- Knee replacement3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £15,629
- Knee arthroscopy3 hospitals within 25 mileslowestfrom £3,029
- Carpal tunnel surgery4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,430
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,923
- Cataract surgery4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,035
- MRI scan4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£545
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£720
- Colonoscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,766
- Gastroscopy2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,263
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 £15,644 at Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £17,240. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest from £15,629 at Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £17,859. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £3,029 at Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £4,501. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £2,800. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,923 at Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles). UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest £2,035 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £3,580. UK median £2,995.
MRI scan: lowest £545 at Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles); nearest Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles) at £590. UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £720 at Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest £2,766 at Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles). UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £2,263 at Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles). UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Stoke-on-Trent
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 5,244 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had waited 17.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 178 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 9,743 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had waited 13.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 357 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 6,370 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had waited 15.6 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 258 had waited over a year.
MRI: 59.2% of the 6,502 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 96.8% of the 2,540 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 65.7% of the 1,587 people waiting at University Hospitals of North Midlands 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent had 260,560 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS area.
The 6 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (2), Nuffield Health (1), Optegra (1), Spire Healthcare (1), Circle Health Group (1). 5 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Stoke-on-Trent: Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Stoke-on-Trent: Beacon Park Hospital (12 miles), Rowley Hall Hospital (13 miles), Optegra Eye Hospital Uttoxeter (14 miles), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles), Circle Cheshire Clinic (24 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (2.7 miles).
By population, Stoke-on-Trent is number 3 of the 107 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the West Midlands.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Stoke-on-Trent, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 3 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stoke), Stoke-on-Trent (2.6 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle (3.0 miles, good), SpaMedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle (4.8 miles, outstanding).
- 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stoke), Stoke-on-Trent (2.6 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle (4.8 miles, outstanding).
- 4 independent scanning and testing centres: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stoke), Stoke-on-Trent (2.6 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle (3.0 miles, good), Tiny Toes Scan Studio, Stoke-on-Trent (4.2 miles, good), and 1 more.
- 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stoke), Stoke-on-Trent (2.6 miles, outstanding), Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospital, Newcastle (3.0 miles, good), SpaMedica Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Newcastle (4.8 miles, outstanding).
Hospitals with published prices
- Nuffield Health North Staffordshire HospitalNewcastle · 3.0 miles · Nuffield Health · rated Good
- Beacon Park HospitalStafford · 12 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Rowley Hall HospitalStafford · 13 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Optegra Eye Hospital UttoxeterUttoxeter · 14 miles · Optegra · rated Good
- Spire Regency Hospital MacclesfieldMacclesfield · 19 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- Circle Cheshire ClinicNorthwich · 24 miles · Circle Health Group
Nearby places covered here
These places share Stoke-on-Trent’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Stoke-on-Trent pages: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Cheadle, Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook, Werrington.
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
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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