The Power of Private Consultation !!

macabethiel · 18-12-2019, 18:17

A few weeks ago (18 days) we paid for a Private Consultation with one of the best Heart Specialists in Derby one Julia Barron for a second opinion following no treatment / inaction since June 2018 by my NHS Cardiology Team.

A copy of our consultation advice was sent to my GP and the NHS Heart Consultant with a precis of my condition with an outline of best way forward. This has prompted the NHS Cardiology Department into action after months of nothingness following a Cardiac episode in July 2019 when I was in hospital for a couple of days.

Although my next NHS Heart Scan is not until the 28th December 2019 today I received my appointment for the Catheter Suite with a view to further Stenting that was identified when I was in hospital in July 2019 but not acted upon.

As well as some medication changes it seems that the NHS Cardiology Team have suddenly become a bit more proactive now that they know someone is looking over their shoulder .

Certainly that's how things look from our end of the telescope !!

18-12-2019, 18:17	#1
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	The Power of Private Consultation !! A few weeks ago (18 days) we paid for a Private Consultation with one of the best Heart Specialists in Derby one Julia Barron for a second opinion following no treatment / inaction since June 2018 by my NHS Cardiology Team. A copy of our consultation advice was sent to my GP and the NHS Heart Consultant with a precis of my condition with an outline of best way forward. This has prompted the NHS Cardiology Department into action after months of nothingness following a Cardiac episode in July 2019 when I was in hospital for a couple of days. Although my next NHS Heart Scan is not until the 28th December 2019 today I received my appointment for the Catheter Suite with a view to further Stenting that was identified when I was in hospital in July 2019 but not acted upon. As well as some medication changes it seems that the NHS Cardiology Team have suddenly become a bit more proactive now that they know someone is looking over their shoulder . Certainly that's how things look from our end of the telescope !!