Cardiology

Services Provided

• Full echocardiography service
• Dedicated coronary care unit with centralised monitoring and dedicated image intensification
• PPCI
• TTE and TOE Holter monitoring
• Computer assisted exercise
• Electrocardiography
• Joint cardiology/cardiac surgery clinic
• Coronary angioplasty AND Coronary angiography
• Cardiac rehabilitation service
• Permanent pacemaker follow-up including bi-ventricular pacing for heart failure
• Pacemaker clinic; Ambulatory and Event ECG recording
• Electrophysiological studies and ablation
• ICD implantation and follow-up
• Combined “Funny Turns” clinic monthly Grown Up Congenital Heart Clinic as required,
• Direct Access to Resting ECG
• Multi-phased Cardiac Risk /Secondary Prevention & Rehabilitation Service

 

Useful documents and resources

• Ashford ECG Referral Form
• Direct Access Ambulatory ECG Service Referral Form
• Guidance for Requesting Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring
• Hounslow GPs Direct Access ECHO referral Form
• Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Club

 

Stable Chest Pain Clinic

Appointments are referred via RSS.

Referrals must not be faxed to the appointments centre.

• Stable Chest Pain Referral Form
• Referral Form (Hounslow GPs only)

 

The Clinical Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Details

Clinical Office
Tel: 01932 722230 / 722069 / 723988

Angiography Suite
Tel: 01932 722262

Cardiology test results/pacing follow-up
Tel: 01932 722530

Ashford Cardiology
Tel: 01784 884705

Direct Access Chest Pain Clinic
Appointments are booked via the Appointments Centre: 01784 884351.

Referrals must not be faxed to the appointments centre.

 

Specialist Nursing

Cardiac Risk Management / Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation Service

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals offer a comprehensive, multi-phased cardiac rehabilitation service. Cardiac patients are seen by our team of nurse specialists, who then follow them through their recovery period. Patients receive individual advice and are invited to attend our outpatient programme which includes education, risk factor management, clinical assessment, relaxation and a graduated and individual exercise supervised exercise programme.

GPs and practice nurses can refer direct to our service at either hospital site by written referral to our rehab office at SPH.

Liz Murphy has a special interest in varying degrees of heart failure including Cardiomyopathy

 

Heart Failure

Provides an in-patient service to all HF patients across the Trust. Aim is to identify patients, ensure appropriate investigations, confirm diagnosis, provide appropriate advice / education and discharge information, and follow-up. Two clinics per week, Wed pm at SPH and Fri pm at ASH.

Provides a direct line contact number for patients should they need advice or are concerned regarding symptoms.

 

Arrhythmia

Provides diagnostic, referral and treatment for patients with arrhythmias and a nurse-led Cardioversion service. Provide patients with support, education and advice and a place of direct contact.

 

Liz Murphy Cardiac Advanced Specialist Practitioner – Cardiac Risk /Secondary Prevention & Rehabilitation Service	Tel: 01932 722207 (direct line/ answer phone) Tel: 01932 723445 (health professionals/referrals) Pager 5251
Karen Harris Cardiac Nurse Specialist	Tel: 01932 722207 Pager 8114
Monette Harris Cardiac Nurse Specialist	Tel: 01932 722207 Pager 8112
Tracey Bradshaw Heart Failure Specialist Nurse	Tel: 01932-723600 (direct line/answer phone) Bleep 5413
Patricia Little Arrhythmia Specialist Nurse	Tel: 0193272-726496 (direct line/answer phone) Bleep 5159
Lisa Galley Arrhythmia Specialist Nurse	Tel:01932-726496 (direct line/answer phone)
Jinny Moran Cardiac Nurse Specialist	Tel: 01932 723534 (SPH), 01784 884051 (ASH) Pager 8334