North West

Private healthcare in Bolton

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

Treatments with prices
10
at 19 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
2.7 miles
The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
16 weeks
half had waited longer at Bolton (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Bolton 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 Bolton

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 Beardwood Hospital (12 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (8.1 miles) at from £14,990. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Highfield Hospital (11 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (8.1 miles) at from £14,800. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (15 miles); nearest The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles) at £4,476. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (22 miles); nearest The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles) at £1,735. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (15 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (13 miles) at from £3,869. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (12 miles); nearest The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (12 miles); nearest Buckshaw Hospital (12 miles) at from £525. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (12 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Bolton

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 2,319 people waiting at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 54 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 4,119 people waiting at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 2 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 5,036 people waiting at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 45 had waited over a year.

MRI: 98.6% of the 792 people waiting at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 69.7% of the 363 people waiting at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 94.8% of the 983 people waiting at Bolton 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 Bolton

Bolton had 184,090 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Greater Manchester NHS area.

The 19 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (6), Ramsay Health Care UK (4), Spire Healthcare (4), Optegra (2), Optical Express (1), Nuffield Health (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 17 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Bolton: The Beaumont Hospital (2.7 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Bolton: Oaklands Hospital (8.1 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Bolton: The Highfield Hospital (11 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (12 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (12 miles), The Beardwood Hospital (12 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (12 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (12 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (13 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (13 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (13 miles), Optegra Preston (13 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (15 miles), The Alexandra Hospital (16 miles), Fulwood Hall Hospital (17 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (18 miles), Renacres Hospital (21 miles), Circle Cheshire Clinic (22 miles), Spire Liverpool Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (2.4 miles), Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (8.3 miles).

By population, Bolton is number 3 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 Bolton, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

9 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Limited, Bolton (0.7 miles, good), The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton (2.8 miles, good), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (7.4 miles, good), and 6 more.
3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Limited, Bolton (0.7 miles, good), Visualase Laser Eye Clinic, Bolton (1.0 miles, good), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Manchester (10.0 miles, not yet rated).
7 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Limited, Bolton (0.7 miles, good), The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton (2.8 miles, good), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (7.4 miles, good), and 4 more.
7 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Limited, Bolton (0.7 miles, good), The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton (2.8 miles, good), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (7.4 miles, good), and 4 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Bolton’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Bolton pages: Radcliffe, Farnworth, Atherton, Little Hulton, Tyldesley, Little Lever, Kearsley.

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 Bolton.

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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