Cardiology Advice

Telephone advice from the cardiologist of the week (CoW):

This service is ONLY for emergency enquiries that may avoid acute admission

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Contact Telephone 01872 25 0000 via RCH switch

Cardiology Advice & Guidance service (via eRS)

Inclusions

Patients with cardiology conditions or potential cardiology conditions being managed by the GP.

For queries on community/direct access investigations eg. ECG, holter monitors, echo reports

Exclusions

Routine advice for patients already under the care of a named cardiologist (advice correspondence in writing to named consultant).

Formal referrals for investigations or outpatient appointments (use normal RMS referral system)

How To Refer

Check patients are not already under a named consultant or have been seen by a consultant in the last 6 months (if so contact named consultant rather than using the A&G service)
Cardiologist on duty will respond within 2 working days (Mon – Fri).
If the response is a recommendation to refer to cardiology this will be the responsibility of the GP submitting a referral through RMS as normal.

In future correspondence, when referring to the advice given, it must be made clear that the advice quoted was from the A&G service.

Correspondence for advice received by Consultants through other routes will be returned to the GP with the request to use the A&G service.

Suggested Format

Please include your GP code, Practice Code and a Category selected from the list below:

- Chest Pain

- Syncope

- Heart Failure

- Arrhythmia

- Medication

- Atrial fibrillation

- 24 hr tape interpretation

- Echo interpretation

- ECG interpretation

- Other

Example format from GP Requesting advice

GP code Practice code

Subject Category [from above]

Message body

Patient, NHS number, Last Name, First Name, DoB

Detail as necessary.

GP Name
Practice Name
Contact Tel no