CARCardiology
Cardiology
Palpitations, chest pain, breathlessness, a family history that worries you. ECG, echo, 24-hour monitoring and CT coronary angiography on site, so the consultant who sees you has the answer in the same week.
- Next slot
- Mon 08:30Dr Rohan Mehta · demo
- Promise
- Consultant within 5 working days
- From
- £275
- Consultants
- 2 in CAR
The echocardiography room 
Dr Rohan Mehta 
Dr Claire Bennington 
MRI suite, ground floor
[01]CAR · 1 service
What we do here, priced.
Self-pay prices, fixed in writing before you attend. Day-surgery packages include the surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre, stay, medicines, two follow-ups and any return to theatre within 30 days; the initial consultation and any scan beforehand are priced separately. Insured patients: we bill your insurer directly with an authorisation number.
Services
- Cardiology consultation40 minutesConsultation5 working daysSame visit for ECG and echoInsured: yes. Self-pay: no£275ECG £95, echo £395 extraBook
[02]2 consultants in CAR · current NHS practice
The consultants.
Registration, languages, video availability and the next free slot on every tile; the profile and the weekly diary are on the consultants page.
Consultants
- Next · demo
- Mon 08:30
- GMC
- DEMO-7200004
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Gujarati
18 yrs as a consultant3,100 echoes last year
- Next · demo
- Wed 09:40
- GMC
- DEMO-7200005
- Languages
- English, French
14 yrs as a consultant1,900 monitors read last year
CAR boardDemo data
Promise
Consultant within 5 working days
- Next slot
- Mon 08:30 · demo
- From
- £275
- Entrance
- Foundry Square (main) · step-free
[03]2 conditions from what to book for what
What brings people to this department.
Conditions, results and insurers
Palpitations
This weekA fluttering, racing or thumping heart, especially with dizziness.
· Fast or irregular beats· Dizziness with them· Breathlessness
→ Cardiology consultation with ECG and a monitor fitted the same visit. Cardiology consultation
Chest pain on exertion
This weekTightness or pressure when walking uphill or hurrying that eases with rest.
· Pressure on exertion· Eases with rest· Breathless with it
→ Cardiology within five days; CT coronary angiogram the same week if indicated. Pain now: call 999. Cardiology consultation
Results turnaroundNorthgate Results
- X-ray
- Same working day
- Ultrasound
- Verbal on the day; written next working day
- ECG
- Same visit
- Echocardiogram
- Same visit, verbal; report in 2 working days
If a scan or test shows something that needs action, the reporting consultant phones you the same working day and tells your referrer. You are never left to find bad news in an online account.
Entrance and parking
Foundry Square (main)
Drop-off bay outside; Foundry Square multi-storey two minutes away, validated to £4 for the day · Step-free
Insured · 10 insurers billed directly
Billed directly: give Rachel's team your policy number and authorisation code and you pay only your excess on the day. Consultations usually need a GP referral for cover; scans we request usually do not. Other insurers: pay the fixed price and claim it back with our itemised invoice.
BupaAXA HealthAvivaVitalityWPACignaHealixAllianzFreedom HealthThe Exeter
[04]1 event · CAR
Come and ask in person.
Events and questions
7 November 2026 · 09:00 to 12:3030 places
Heart check morning
Dr Mehta and Dr Bennington explain ECG, echo, monitors and CT coronary angiography, and answer the question everyone brings: is my chest pain my heart? Heart-check bundles booked on the morning at £695.
Reserve a place →What does a full heart check cost?
Consultation £275, ECG £95, echocardiogram £395 and, where indicated, a CT coronary angiogram at £950. Most people need the first three: £765, booked as one morning.
Do I need a GP referral?
Not for a self-pay scan or consultation: our clinical team does a short phone assessment and writes the request. Insurers usually need a GP referral before they will authorise a consultant, though most will cover a scan we request. Rachel's team checks your policy before you attend.
How fast, really?
Audited for 2025: median 38 hours from first call to MRI, median 4 working days from first call to a consultant's written plan, endoscopy within 7 days, day surgery within 3 weeks. The estimator shows the next available date for each department.
Is the price fixed?
Yes. Scan and consultation prices are published. Day-surgery packages are quoted in writing after your consultation and include the surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre, stay, medicines, two follow-ups and any return to theatre within 30 days. The quote is the invoice.
What is not included in a package?
The initial consultation, any scan before it, and anything unrelated to the operation. If a keyhole gallbladder has to become an open operation, or you need to stay overnight, that is covered. We say so on the quote.
Which insurers do you bill directly?
Bupa, AXA Health, Aviva, Vitality, WPA, Cigna, Healix, Allianz, Freedom Health and The Exeter. Give us your policy number and authorisation code; you pay only your excess on the day. Other insurers: pay the fixed price and claim it back with our itemised invoice.
- Open
- Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat 08:00–14:00
- Next slot
- Tue 08:40 · Dr Naomi Sterling (demo)
- Waiting
- Scans within 48 hours, consultants within 5 working days
- Where
- Northgate House, Wexbury WX1 4NQ
- Phone
- 01632 960700