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Private healthcare in Bournemouth

Prices hospitals near Bournemouth 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

    0.8 miles

    Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    17 weeks

    half had waited longer at University Hospitals Dorset (August 2026)

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

In short

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

Treatments near Bournemouth

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 Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £18,640. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £17,985. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £5,680. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £2,785. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (24 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £4,725. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £4,210. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (24 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £495. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (24 miles); nearest Spire Southampton Hospital (23 miles) at £800. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £3,505. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles) at £2,825. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Bournemouth

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 8,476 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.7 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 238 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 778 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust had waited 2.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 4 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 4,827 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

MRI: 97.7% of the 2,736 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 99.7% of the 1,576 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 76.5% of the 2,749 people waiting at University Hospitals Dorset 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 Bournemouth

Bournemouth had 196,455 residents in the 2021 Census, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority area and the NHS Dorset NHS area.

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

Within 5 miles of central Bournemouth: Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital (0.8 miles), The Harbour Hospital (4.6 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Bournemouth: New Hall Hospital (21 miles), Spire Southampton Hospital (23 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (24 miles), Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (4.5 miles), Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (25 miles).

By population, Bournemouth is number 3 of the 159 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South West, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole statistical area.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 6 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Tajmeel clinic ltd, Bournemouth (0.3 miles, good), Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth (0.8 miles, good), Wentworth Clinic, Bournemouth (2.7 miles, good), and 3 more.
  • 1 independent eye clinic or hospital registered for surgery: SpaMedica Poole, Poole (5.2 miles, good).
  • 7 independent scanning and testing centres: Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth (0.8 miles, good), The Shores – Dorset SARC, Bournemouth (1.2 miles, not yet rated), Dorset Heart Clinic, Bournemouth (2.4 miles, good), and 4 more.
  • 5 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth (0.8 miles, good), Wentworth Clinic, Bournemouth (2.7 miles, good), The Harbour Hospital, Poole (4.6 miles, good), and 2 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Bournemouth’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Bournemouth pages: Poole, Weymouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Wimborne Minster, Verwood, Ferndown, Ringwood, New Milton, Blandford Forum, West Moors, Corfe Mullen, Swanage, Upton, Ashley Heath, Barton on Sea, Wareham, Merley, Weston, Wool.

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 Bournemouth.

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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