Ear, Nose & Throat at NHS Western Isles
Privately, adult tonsillectomy costs much the same wherever you go in Scotland — £3,673–£3,688 across 3 providers.
NHS Western Isles covers Stornoway, Benbecula and Castlebay and the surrounding area.
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Waiting on the NHS
Ear, Nose & Throat
NHS Western Isles
How long people currently on the list have waited so far. Someone referred last week counts as a one-week wait, so this reads low too — just less so.
No waiting time has been published for Ear, Nose & Throat at NHS Western Isles for the current reporting period. That means the figures are missing, not that the service is. Small boards sometimes refer patients elsewhere for a specialty rather than running their own list — your GP can tell you which board you’d actually be referred to.
Paying privately
Ear, Nose & Throat
Priced as adult tonsillectomy
Priced as an adult tonsillectomy. ENT covers a wide range of operations and the others cost different amounts — this is one common procedure, not a guide to the specialty.
£3,673–£3,688
Typical self-pay price range
Package price: the procedure, hospital stay and standard follow-up. What else is covered varies by provider.
Based on 3 providers in Scotland
- Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow£3,673
- Kings Park Hospital, Stirling£3,673
- Albyn Hospital, Aberdeen£3,688
Last checked 5 August 2026. Prices are Scotland-wide, not specific to your health board — self-pay patients can be treated at any private hospital. A quote for your own case may fall outside this range.
Typical self-pay cost: £3,673–£3,688.
Paying to find out, rather than paying to fix it
Some people pay privately for a consultation or a scan, then take the results back to the NHS. It costs hundreds rather than thousands, and what it buys is a diagnosis — not a place further up any queue.
Initial consultant appointment
4 providers: Spire Edinburgh Hospitals, Ross Hall Hospital, Albyn Hospital, Kings Park Hospital
£191–£275
Ultrasound scan
1 provider: Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital
On the NHS here: 224 people waiting, median 10 days, 6% over six weeks.
£330
MRI scan (one area)
2 providers: Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital, Spire Edinburgh Hospitals
On the NHS here: 141 people waiting, median 30 days, 32% over six weeks.
£470–£625
CT scan (one area)
1 provider: Nuffield Health Glasgow Hospital
On the NHS here: 124 people waiting, median 9 days, 3% over six weeks.
£650
NHS diagnostic figures are for NHS Western Isles as at 2026-03, and count people currently on the list rather than how long completed patients waited. That dataset is published a few months behind the treatment waits above.
A scan does not change your position on the NHS list by itself. What it can do is establish how urgent your case is, and urgency is what determines priority. Whether a private result is accepted, and what happens next, is a matter for your GP and your health board — ask them before spending anything. Scan prices usually exclude the consultant appointment needed to refer you and to interpret the result.