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Private healthcare in Gillingham

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    8

    at 10 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.3 miles

    Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham, Gillingham

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    17 weeks

    half had waited longer at Medway (August 2026)

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

In short

Gillingham is in the area of NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Gillingham

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 Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (1.3 miles) at £13,199. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (1.3 miles) at £13,799. UK median £16,235.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £200 at Southend Private Hospital (14 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (1.3 miles) at £2,349. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (1.3 miles). UK median £4,011.

MRI scan: lowest from £420 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (5.4 miles); nearest Spire Alexandra Hospital (3.4 miles) at £510. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest from £500 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (5.4 miles); nearest Spire Alexandra Hospital (3.4 miles) at £720. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (5.4 miles) at from £2,525. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Spire Alexandra Hospital (3.4 miles) at from £2,520. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Gillingham

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,116 people waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 5 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 1,041 people waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 4 had waited over a year.

MRI: 98.5% of the 1,414 people waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 100.0% of the 408 people waiting at Medway NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 83.4% of the 937 people waiting at Medway 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 Gillingham

Gillingham had 108,480 residents in the 2021 Census, in the Medway local authority area and the NHS Kent and Medway NHS area.

The 10 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Spire Healthcare (3), Circle Health Group (3), Nuffield Health (2), Practice Plus Group (1), KIMS Hospital (1). 9 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Gillingham: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (1.3 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (3.4 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Gillingham: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (5.4 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Gillingham: Southend Private Hospital (14 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (15 miles), Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles), Spire Hartswood Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (21 miles), Chaucer Hospital (23 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Medway NHS Foundation Trust (2.1 miles), Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (7.5 miles).

By population, Gillingham is number 12 of the 270 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South East, in the Medway statistical area.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 6 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham, Gillingham (1.3 miles, good), CES Medical - Chatham, Chatham (3.3 miles, good), Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham (3.4 miles, requires improvement), and 3 more.
  • 4 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (5.4 miles, good), Eye 2 Eye Opticians, Maidstone (6.5 miles, not yet rated), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Maidstone, Maidstone (6.8 miles, not yet rated), and 1 more.
  • 8 independent scanning and testing centres: Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham, Gillingham (1.3 miles, good), CES Medical - Chatham, Chatham (3.3 miles, good), Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham (3.4 miles, requires improvement), and 5 more.
  • 6 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham, Gillingham (1.3 miles, good), CES Medical - Chatham, Chatham (3.3 miles, good), Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham (3.4 miles, requires improvement), and 3 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Gillingham’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Gillingham pages: Sittingbourne, Hoo St Werburgh.

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 Gillingham.

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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