North West

Private healthcare in Oldham

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

Treatments with prices
5
at 15 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
5.3 miles
The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale
NHS ophthalmology wait so far
12 weeks
half had waited longer at Manchester University (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Oldham 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 Oldham

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

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (8.1 miles); nearest The Highfield Hospital (5.3 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (7.5 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (7.5 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Highfield Hospital (5.3 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Highfield Hospital (5.3 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Oldham

Ophthalmology: half of the 12,421 people waiting at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.6 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 17 had waited over a year.

MRI: 100.0% of the 433 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 99.8% of the 534 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 97.0% of the 534 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care 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 Oldham

Oldham had 110,720 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Greater Manchester NHS area.

The 15 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (5), Spire Healthcare (5), Practice Plus Group (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Optegra (1). 14 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 6 are within 10 miles.

5 to 10 miles of central Oldham: The Highfield Hospital (5.3 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (5.9 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (7.5 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (8.1 miles), Oaklands Hospital (9.6 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (9.7 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Oldham: Spire Manchester Hospital (10 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (10 miles), The Alexandra Hospital (11 miles), Huddersfield Private Hospital (15 miles), Spire Elland Hospital (15 miles), The Beaumont Hospital (17 miles), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (19 miles), The Beardwood Hospital (22 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (7.5 miles), Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (9.8 miles), Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (3.6 miles).

By population, Oldham is number 9 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 Oldham, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

18 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (5.3 miles, outstanding), Signature Clinic - Manchester, Rochdale (5.5 miles, requires improvement), and 15 more.
6 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology, Rochdale (5.9 miles, outstanding), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Manchester, Manchester (7.2 miles, good), and 3 more.
15 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (5.3 miles, outstanding), Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, Manchester (5.7 miles, not yet rated), and 12 more.
13 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (1.3 miles, not yet rated), The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (5.3 miles, outstanding), The Whiteley Clinic Manchester, Manchester (7.2 miles, not yet rated), and 10 more.

Hospitals with published prices

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 Oldham.

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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