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Private healthcare in Rochdale

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 16 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    0.6 miles

    The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    12 weeks

    half had waited longer at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care (August 2026)

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

In short

Rochdale 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 Rochdale

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 Alexandra Hospital (15 miles); nearest The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles) at £15,460. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (11 miles) at from £4,803. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles); nearest Oaklands Hospital (11 miles) at from £2,856. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £3,801 at Spire Elland Hospital (15 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (14 miles) at from £3,869. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (11 miles); nearest The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (11 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (11 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Rochdale

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 3,369 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.5 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 1,296 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had waited 7.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 0 had waited over a year.

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 Rochdale

Rochdale had 111,255 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Greater Manchester NHS area.

The 16 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (5), Spire Healthcare (4), Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Practice Plus Group (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Optegra (1). 15 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Rochdale: The Highfield Hospital (0.6 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (1.1 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Rochdale: Oaklands Hospital (11 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (11 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (11 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (13 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (14 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (14 miles), The Beaumont Hospital (14 miles), Spire Elland Hospital (15 miles), The Alexandra Hospital (15 miles), Huddersfield Private Hospital (15 miles), The Beardwood Hospital (17 miles), Buckshaw Hospital (21 miles), Fulwood Hall Hospital (24 miles), Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (9.3 miles), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles), Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles).

By population, Rochdale is number 8 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 Rochdale, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 8 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Signature Clinic - Manchester, Rochdale (0.3 miles, requires improvement), The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (0.6 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (4.5 miles, not yet rated), and 5 more.
  • 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology, Rochdale (1.1 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (4.5 miles, not yet rated), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Manchester, Manchester (9.9 miles, good).
  • 7 independent scanning and testing centres: The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (0.6 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (4.5 miles, not yet rated), InPhase Mobile MRI Services Ltd, Sowerby Bridge (9.4 miles, good), and 4 more.
  • 5 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale (0.6 miles, outstanding), SpaMedica Oldham, Oldham (4.5 miles, not yet rated), Manchester Children's Clinic, Manchester (9.9 miles, good), and 2 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Rochdale’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Rochdale pages: Oldham, Middleton, Chadderton, Heywood, Royton, Shaw, Lees, Mossley, Uppermill, Milnrow.

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 Rochdale.

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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