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.

Private GPs and doctors in England, Scotland and Wales

Docorix lists 2,598 private doctors services in England, Scotland and Wales, in 462 towns and cities. 835 hold a current CQC rating and 785 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Together they are registered for 14 beds.

CQC register data updated 6 October 2026

Private doctors services are registered with the CQC as independent consulting doctors. They typically offer same-day or longer appointments for a fee, and some specialise in areas such as aesthetics, travel health or health checks. Check what is included in the price, whether a GP referral letter or prescription is provided, and how results are shared with your NHS GP.

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

Private GPs and doctors by county

Essex 78
Suffolk 19
Norfolk 28
Cambridgeshire 47
Hertfordshire 55
Bedfordshire 27
London 967
West Sussex 24
Kent 67
Hampshire 79
Oxfordshire 41
East Sussex 45
Surrey 70
Berkshire 57
Buckinghamshire 61
Isle of Wight 5
Somerset 21
Dorset 43
Bristol 27
Gloucestershire 40
Cornwall 14
Devon 32
Wiltshire 20
Derbyshire 25
Nottinghamshire 37
Leicestershire 43
Lincolnshire 24
Northamptonshire 22
Rutland 2
West Midlands 105
Worcestershire 24
Staffordshire 23
Herefordshire 4
Warwickshire 16
Shropshire 11
Lancashire 20
Greater Manchester 56
Cheshire 64
Cumbria 2
Merseyside 28
County Durham 7
Tees Valley 15
Tyne and Wear 35
Northumberland 3
South Yorkshire 37
West Yorkshire 87
East Riding of Yorkshire 21
North Yorkshire 20

Private GPs and doctors by town or city

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

Who runs private gps and doctors?

14NHS
2,510Independent
74Charity / 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.