Paying for private healthcare: Self-pay

You pay the provider directly. Ask for a fixed-price quote that covers consultations, tests and follow-up.

Paying for private healthcare: Private medical insurance

Check with your insurer that the provider and the treatment are covered before you book.

Paying for private healthcare: NHS-funded

Some independent hospitals and clinics also treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient, through an NHS referral.

Clinics in England and Scotland – CQC ratings

Docorix lists 631 clinics in England and Scotland, in 244 towns and cities. 313 hold a current CQC rating and 291 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Together they are registered for 132 beds.

CQC register data updated 6 October 2026

Clinics are registered with the CQC to provide treatment without overnight stays, often in one field such as dialysis, eye care or fertility treatment. Where the CQC register or the clinic’s registered name states the specialty, the listing shows it; otherwise check with the clinic.

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Order: official CQC rating only – Outstanding first, then Good. Providers cannot pay to appear higher.

Clinics by county

Essex 19
Suffolk 5
Norfolk 14
Cambridgeshire 19
Hertfordshire 9
Bedfordshire 6
London 143
West Sussex 6
Kent 18
Hampshire 18
Oxfordshire 9
East Sussex 10
Surrey 15
Berkshire 10
Buckinghamshire 13
Somerset 10
Dorset 10
Bristol 8
Gloucestershire 11
Cornwall 6
Devon 17
Wiltshire 7
Derbyshire 5
Nottinghamshire 17
Leicestershire 15
Lincolnshire 10
Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 39
Worcestershire 9
Staffordshire 7
Herefordshire 2
Warwickshire 4
Shropshire 5
Lancashire 2
Greater Manchester 19
Cheshire 18
Cumbria 3
Merseyside 9
County Durham 1
Tees Valley 6
Tyne and Wear 18
Northumberland 1
South Yorkshire 21
West Yorkshire 19
East Riding of Yorkshire 6
North Yorkshire 6

Clinics by town or city

Showing the 60 towns with the most; use the search to find the rest.

Who runs clinics?

107NHS
491Independent
33Charity / not-for-profit

Taken from the CQC register: “NHS” means run by an NHS body or providing NHS primary care; “Independent” is the CQC’s word for a provider that is not an NHS body – a company, partnership or individual. It says who runs the service, not who pays: many independent providers deliver NHS- or council-funded care. Charities and community interest companies are shown separately, where the register or the provider’s name says so. Use the All · NHS · Private switch at the top of any directory page to browse one kind only.

All nhs services → All independent services →

Paying for private healthcare

Self-pay: You pay the provider directly. Ask for a fixed-price quote that covers consultations, tests and follow-up.
Private medical insurance: Check with your insurer that the provider and the treatment are covered before you book.
NHS-funded: Some independent hospitals and clinics also treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient, through an NHS referral.

The CQC register does not record which types of funding each provider accepts, so always ask the provider – and get the answer in writing before you commit.

Official guidance: NHS: your choices in the NHS

General guidance for England, not financial advice. Rules and charges change – check the official pages above.

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Clinics in England and Scotland

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Who runs clinics?

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