Eye surgery · Gloucester
Cataract surgery in Gloucester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£3,427
Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester · 23 miles away
NHS wait so far
8 weeks
Half the people on the ophthalmology list at Gloucestershire Hospitals had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Gloucester
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Spire South Bank Hospital
Worcester · 23 miles away
from£3,427Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £267 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire South Bank Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £267 Treatment Included from £3,160 Aftercare Included Included
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Gloucester.
Hospital by hospital
Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester, 23 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2026). Cataract surgery from £3,427 (first consultation £267 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Cataract surgery: one local price, from £3,427; the UK median across 187 published prices is £2,995.
10 to 25 miles of central Gloucester: Spire South Bank Hospital (23 miles).
Typical for cataract surgery: usually a day case.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. cataract surgery from £3,427 at 1 hospital. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Gloucestershire Hospitals: half had waited over 8 weeks; 9 in 10 within 22 weeks. England: 10 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Gloucester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 7.8 wks | 86.3% | 0 | 22 wks | 3,153 |
| England | 10.4 wks | 72.2% | 5,022 | 33 wks | 625,063 |
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 7.0 miles from Gloucester: 3,153 people on the ophthalmology list, 86.3% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 22 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s ophthalmology list, not only people waiting for cataract surgery, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
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. Month-by-month figures: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 25 miles: 1 outstanding, 2 good, 3 not yet rated. 0 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 0.7 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Brighouse | 1.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Gloucester | 2.5 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Worcester) | 23 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 25 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Worcester | 25 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask whether the price is per eye and which lens it includes.
Nearby
Cataract surgery in nearby places
- Swindon 27 miles
- Oxford 42 miles
- Wells 48 miles
- Coventry 49 miles
- Wolverhampton 51 miles
- Telford 59 miles
- Basingstoke 63 miles
- Leicester 71 miles
Other treatments near Gloucester
This page also covers 9 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Cheltenham, Great Malvern, Bishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Pershore, Newent.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
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. Month-by-month figures: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.