Cardiology

West Berks Cardiology
Clinic name	Conditions treated	Consultant/Nurse	Clinic calendar	GP Referral information
Cardiology General	All Cardiac Conditions	Charles McKenna	Weekly all day Tuesday	Directly Bookable on Choose and Book GPs or GPs can refer to via the booking centre fax 0118 322 8208.
Pacemaker Clinic	All patients in local area who have pacemakers.	Sandra Wheeler Cardiac Physiologist	Twice a month Wednesday PM	Not available on Choose & Book. Patients are offered this service when attending the RBH, if they live locally to Newbury.
Direct Access Echocardiography	All cardiac conditions This is an ultrasound (echo) of the heart. Unable to undertake echoes on children and adults with complex congenital conditions at this site. Scan usually takes 30- 40 minutes and is performed in a darkened room on a portable echo machine. Reporting is done after scan but official report is taken back to RBH next day and entered on echo database, then sent to relevant consultant GP. Echoes can be performed before seeing Dr Orr on same day.	Sandra Wheeler/ Emma Chockdar Cardiac physiologists	Weekly all day Tuesday	Directly Bookable on Choose and Book. Alternatively contact the Cardiology Department at RBH. Telephone 0118 322 6695/6676/5363 Fax 0118 322 6622
24 hour ECG	All/any cardiac ECG arrhythmias. Patients wear monitor continuously for time of requested monitoring and asked to return it at a mutually agreed time. All the ‘do’s and don’ts’ are explained at visit.	WBCH nurses	Most days	Consultant referral