Private clinics: London 2026
A ranking of private multi-specialty clinics and hospitals in the UK's largest cities, one city at a time, based only on facts from official websites. It includes providers that state on their website registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), or in Scotland regulation by Healthcare Improvement Scotland. In the UK a clinic has no licence number of its own, so we count this statement as the licence; we did not read the regulator's register. We also look at the legal entity with a company number, price list, complaints procedure, laboratory, MRI, CT or X-ray on site, inpatient or day care, medical specialties, online booking and contacts. Promotional prices do not count as a price list. This ranking is not medical advice, does not replace a doctor and does not assess the quality of treatment. A city gets a page when at least four providers have enough data. Score is not for sale; any paid placement would be a separate labelled block.
| # | Company | Who it serves | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The London Clinic | 81 | Yes | Not verified | 3 | 10 | 1932 | Licence Entity Lab Inpatient |
| 2 | Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital | 75 | Yes | Yes | 1 | Not verified | 1980 | Licence Entity Prices Online booking |
| 3 | Spire London East Hospital | 69 | Yes | Not verified | 3 | 7 | Not verified | Licence Entity Inpatient Online booking |
| 4 | The Physicians' Clinic | 61 | Yes | Not verified | 2 | 12 | Not verified | Licence Entity Online booking |
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- Licence or registration stated
- Yes
- Published price list
- Not verified
- Imaging on site (of 3: MRI, CT, X-ray)
- 3
- Medical specialties listed
- 10
- Year founded
- 1932
Pros
- Licence or registration stated
- Legal entity with registration number stated
- Complaints procedure named
- Long established
Details Visit site ↗ 85% backed by facts
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- Licence or registration stated
- Yes
- Published price list
- Yes
- Imaging on site (of 3: MRI, CT, X-ray)
- 1
- Medical specialties listed
- Not verified
- Year founded
- 1980
Pros
- Licence or registration stated
- Price list with amounts published
- Legal entity with registration number stated
- Complaints procedure named
Details Visit site ↗ 81% backed by facts
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- Licence or registration stated
- Yes
- Published price list
- Not verified
- Imaging on site (of 3: MRI, CT, X-ray)
- 3
- Medical specialties listed
- 7
- Year founded
- Not verified
Pros
- Licence or registration stated
- Legal entity with registration number stated
- Complaints procedure named
- Imaging on site
Details Visit site ↗ 73% backed by facts
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- Licence or registration stated
- Yes
- Published price list
- Not verified
- Imaging on site (of 3: MRI, CT, X-ray)
- 2
- Medical specialties listed
- 12
- Year founded
- Not verified
Pros
- Licence or registration stated
- Legal entity with registration number stated
- Complaints procedure named
- Booking through the website
Details Visit site ↗ 67% backed by facts
How we calculate the Score
40%
Licence and entity
Whether a licence or registration is stated and the legal entity is named with a registration number. The licence weighs most.
20%
Transparency
Whether a price list with amounts and a complaints procedure are published. Promotional prices do not count.
20%
On-site facilities
Whether the clinic states a laboratory on site, how many of MRI, CT and X-ray it has on site, and whether it has inpatient or day care. This is what the clinic states, not a judgement of quality.
12%
Services and contact
How many medical specialties the clinic lists (scale to 20), whether it takes online bookings, and how many of four general contact channels are named: phone, email, form or chat, address.
8%
Experience
Year founded (scale to 30 years).
What to check before visiting a private clinic
Check the licence
Ask for the licence or registration number and look it up in your country's register. It should cover the services you need.
Ask the price first
Ask for a price list before your visit. Check what the price includes and whether tests are charged separately.
Ask where tests are done
Find out whether the laboratory and imaging are at this address or at a partner elsewhere.
Know who to contact
Ask who in the clinic handles complaints and which authority supervises it.
Frequently asked questions
Is this medical advice?
No. The ranking compares public facts about clinics. It is not medical advice and does not replace a doctor. Discuss treatment only with a doctor.
What does first place mean?
The first clinic has the highest Score under our open methodology among clinics in that city. It is not a judgement of treatment quality or advice to choose it.
Why are there no reviews or doctors' names?
Reviews are hard to verify and award lists are often paid. We score clinics on checkable facts, not individual people, so the cards name no doctors.
Why is some clinic data missing?
If a fact was not found on the official site, or the site is closed to automated checks, we show "Not verified" and award no points. That does not mean the clinic lacks it.
Can clinics in different cities be compared?
No. Each ranking is within one city. A city with fewer than four clinics with enough data has no page.