North West
Private healthcare in Blackpool
Prices hospitals near Blackpool publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
at 7 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
2.1 miles
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
16 weeks
half had waited longer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Blackpool is in the area of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Blackpool
- Hip replacement6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,665
- Knee replacement6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£12,945
- Knee arthroscopy6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£4,193
- Carpal tunnel surgery6 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,735
- Hernia repair2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£3,381
- MRI scan3 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£445
- CT scan1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£720
- Colonoscopy4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,205
- Gastroscopy4 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£1,869
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 Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £16,199. UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £17,021. UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (24 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £4,988. UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £2,803. UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (24 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £4,164. UK median £4,011.
MRI scan: lowest £445 at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles). UK median £545.
CT scan: lowest £720 at Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles). UK median £758.
Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £3,010. UK median £2,917.
Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles); nearest Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £2,312. UK median £2,300.
NHS waits near Blackpool
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,021 people waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 57 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 1,288 people waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 14 had waited over a year.
MRI: 76.7% of the 1,788 people waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.
CT: 87.3% of the 918 people waiting at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.
Endoscopy: 83.1% of the 1,024 people waiting at Blackpool Teaching 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 Blackpool
Blackpool had 149,070 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS area.
The 7 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Circle Health Group (3), Spire Healthcare (1). 6 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Blackpool: Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (2.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Blackpool: Fulwood Hall Hospital (14 miles), Renacres Hospital (14 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (16 miles), Lancaster Private Hospital (19 miles), The Beardwood Hospital (21 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (24 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (1.7 miles), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (13 miles).
By population, Blackpool is number 5 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 Blackpool, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 4 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Blackpool, Blackpool (1.3 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Blackpool), Blackpool (1.5 miles, good), Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool (2.0 miles, good), and 1 more.
- 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Blackpool, Blackpool (1.3 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Blackpool), Blackpool (1.5 miles, good), Lancashire Eye Clinic, Lytham St Annes (4.6 miles, good).
- 3 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Blackpool, Blackpool (1.3 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Blackpool), Blackpool (1.5 miles, good), Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool (2.0 miles, good).
- 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Blackpool, Blackpool (1.3 miles, not yet rated), Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Blackpool), Blackpool (1.5 miles, good), Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool (2.0 miles, good).
Hospitals with published prices
- Spire Fylde Coast HospitalBlackpool · 2.1 miles · Spire Healthcare · rated Good
- Fulwood Hall HospitalPreston · 14 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Renacres HospitalOrmskirk · 14 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Buckshaw HospitalChorley · 16 miles · Ramsay Health Care UK · rated Good
- Lancaster Private HospitalLancaster · 19 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Requires improvement
- The Beardwood HospitalBlackburn · 21 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
- Fairfield Independent HospitalSt. Helens · 24 miles · Circle Health Group · rated Good
Nearby places covered here
These places share Blackpool’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Blackpool pages: Lytham St Anne's, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Kirkham.
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 Blackpool.
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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