South West
Private healthcare in Swindon
Prices hospitals near Swindon publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
6
at 2 hospitals within 25 miles
Nearest hospital with prices
3.0 miles
The Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon
NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far
18 weeks
half had waited longer at Great Western Hospitals (August 2026)
Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.
In short
Swindon is in the area of NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.
Treatments near Swindon
- Hip replacement1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£13,199
- Knee replacement1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£13,799
- Knee arthroscopy1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£5,899
- Carpal tunnel surgery1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£2,349
- Hernia repair1 hospital within 25 mileslowest£3,449
- Cataract surgery2 hospitals within 25 mileslowest£2,099
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 £13,199 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles). UK median £15,500.
Knee replacement: lowest £13,799 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles). UK median £16,235.
Knee arthroscopy: lowest £5,899 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles). UK median £4,683.
Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £2,349 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles). UK median £2,705.
Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles). UK median £4,011.
Cataract surgery: lowest £2,099 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles); nearest The Ridgeway Hospital (3.0 miles) at £4,285. UK median £2,995.
NHS waits near Swindon
Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 5,943 people waiting at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 18.3 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 203 had waited over a year.
General surgery: half of the 4,596 people waiting at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 173 had waited over a year.
Ophthalmology: half of the 3,044 people waiting at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 26 had waited over a year.
These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
About Swindon
Swindon had 183,680 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire NHS area.
The 2 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 2 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.
Within 5 miles of central Swindon: The Ridgeway Hospital (3.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Swindon: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Devizes (18 miles).
NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (3.7 miles), Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (28 miles).
By population, Swindon is number 4 of the 159 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South West.
Registered clinics within 10 miles
Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Swindon, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.
- 5 independent hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Swindon, Swindon (2.8 miles, good), CHEC - Swindon, Swindon (3.0 miles, not yet rated), The Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon (3.0 miles, good), and 2 more.
- 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: SpaMedica Swindon, Swindon (2.8 miles, good), Newmedica - Swindon Murdock Road, Swindon (3.3 miles, not yet rated).
- 5 independent scanning and testing centres: SpaMedica Swindon, Swindon (2.8 miles, good), CHEC - Swindon, Swindon (3.0 miles, not yet rated), The Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon (3.0 miles, good), and 2 more.
- 5 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: SpaMedica Swindon, Swindon (2.8 miles, good), CHEC - Swindon, Swindon (3.0 miles, not yet rated), The Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon (3.0 miles, good), and 2 more.
Hospitals with published prices
Nearby places covered here
These places share Swindon’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Swindon pages: Stratton St Margaret, Royal Wootton Bassett, Marlborough, Highworth, Wroughton, Malmesbury, Broad Blunsdon, Shrivenham and Watchfield.
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 Swindon.
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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