CARConsultant cardiologist · FRCP, PhD
Dr Claire Bennington
Rhythm problems: palpitations, fainting, atrial fibrillation. Fits and reads the 24-hour and seven-day monitors.
- Next slot
- Wed 09:40Dr Claire Bennington · demo
- Promise
- Consultant within 5 working days
- From
- £275
- Consultants
- 2 in CAR
Dr Claire Bennington 
An echocardiography room with the ultrasound cart and a reclining couch 
Dr Rohan Mehta 
MRI suite, ground floor
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“A monitor that goes home with you today tells us more than a month of appointments.”
PalpitationsAtrial fibrillationFainting and dizzinessHeart rhythm monitoring
- as a consultant
- monitors read last year
- certified electrophysiologist
- EHRA
- GMC
- DEMO-7200005
- Qualified
- FRCP, PhD
- Languages
- English, French
- Video
- Video and in person
- In
- Wed · Fri
- Department
- Cardiology →
Weekly diary · demoNext Wed 09:40
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CAR promiseConsultant within 5 working days
Slots are demonstration data from a mock weekly diary. Insured patients: we obtain the authorisation and bill your insurer directly; consultations usually need a GP referral for the insurer.
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What Cardiology does.
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Colleagues in the department.
Colleagues and questions
- Next · demo
- Mon 08:30
- GMC
- DEMO-7200004
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Gujarati
18 yrs as a consultant3,100 echoes last year
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