CARCardiology · consultation
Cardiology consultation
A consultant cardiologist within five working days, with ECG and echo done in the same visit when they are needed.
- Next slot
- Mon 08:30Dr Rohan Mehta · demo
- Promise
- Consultant within 5 working days
- Self-pay
- £275
- Consultants
- 2 in CAR
An echocardiography room with the ultrasound cart and a reclining couch 
Dr Rohan Mehta 
Dr Claire Bennington 
MRI suite, ground floor
CAR[01] About
What the appointment is.
You describe the symptom; the consultant orders what is needed and, wherever possible, does it the same morning: ECG, echocardiogram, 24-hour monitor fitted before you leave, CT coronary angiogram booked for the same week.
What happens
- 40 minutes with a consultant cardiologist
- ECG in the room, echo next door
- A written plan and letter to your GP within two working days
- Follow-up by video where a scan needs discussing
Every self-pay price is fixed in writing before you attend. Insured patients need an authorisation number from their insurer; we bill the insurer directly.
Included in £2754 lines
- 40-minute consultation with a consultant cardiologist
- Written plan and GP letter within two working days
- Prescriptions where appropriate
- Results discussed by phone or video at no extra charge
Self-pay, fixedCAR
£275from
ECG £95, echo £395 extra
- Wait
- 5 working days
- Results
- Same visit for ECG and echo
- Referral
- Insured: yes. Self-pay: no
- Takes
- 40 minutes
- Next · demo
- Mon 08:30
Insured: your insurer will usually ask for a GP referral; we obtain the authorisation and bill directly.
Suitable for
- Palpitations and skipped beats
- Chest pain on exertion
- Breathlessness, fainting, dizziness
- High blood pressure or cholesterol
- A family history of heart disease
Not for
- Chest pain right now: call 999
[02]CAR · the numbers
The numbers on this one.
Wait, results turnaround, the referral rule and what happens when, with the audited figure under them.
Numbers and risks
Wait
5 working days
Results
Same visit for ECG and echo
Referral
Insured: yes. Self-pay: no
Takes
40 minutes
Audited2025 audit
Median 4 working days from first call to a cardiology plan in 2025
- median, first call to consultant plan
- 4 days
- median, call to MRI
- 38 hours
- day-case complication rate
- 0.6%
- unplanned overnight stays
- 0.9%
- median insurer claim settled
- 11 days
Northgate Results
How you get your results
- On the day
- Ultrasound, X-ray, ECG and endoscopy: the clinician tells you what they saw before you leave.
- Within 2 working days
- MRI and CT reports are signed by a consultant radiologist and appear in your account. You get a text and an email.
- The same working day, if it matters
- Anything that needs urgent action is phoned through to you and your referrer by the reporting consultant, before the report is even typed up.
- Within 7 working days
- Biopsies and histology. The consultant who took them calls you with the result and the plan.
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.
[03]Consultant cardiologist
Reported by Rohan Mehta.
Consultant and questions
- Next · demo
- Mon 08:30
- GMC
- DEMO-7200004
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Gujarati
18 yrs as a consultant3,100 echoes last year
Also in CAR
- Dr Claire BenningtonWed 09:40 · demo
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