Fast-Track Preoperative Assessment
A cardiac finding shouldn’t cost you your operation date.
Fast-track cardiac assessment aligned to your surgical timeframe — even at very short notice.
The Situation
Private surgical pathways move quickly. Cardiac questions can arise at short notice.
You have a date for surgery. The logistics are in place. Then a cardiac symptom, an abnormal ECG, or an existing heart condition is flagged during pre-operative assessment — and suddenly the operation is uncertain. Without rapid specialist review, operations may be delayed or cancelled. The window is often days, not weeks.
What’s at Stake
An operation is not just an appointment.
It represents weeks or months of preparation, planning, logistics, and emotional investment — for the patient and everyone around them. Being left in limbo while waiting for a cardiac opinion is not acceptable when it can be avoided. Our role is to provide clear, expert advice as quickly as possible so that you and your surgical team can make confident decisions.
Our Approach
Rapid review. Collaborative care. Safe decisions.
Rapid consultant review
Direct access to a consultant interventional cardiologist, often at very short notice. Assessment designed around your surgical timetable, not a waiting list.
Anaesthetic collaboration
Working alongside your anaesthetic and pre-operative assessment teams — providing the cardiac perspective they need to proceed with confidence.
Safe preparation
Ensuring you are not just cleared, but safe — and where appropriate, optimised for surgery. The right investigations, interpreted in context, with clear clinical guidance.
One-Stop Diagnostics
Enabled by our diagnostic pathway — investigations and results often on the same day, removing the delays that threaten surgical dates.
Joined-Up Care
Established relationships with the teams around your surgery.
This is not a standalone consultation. It is part of a joined-up pathway — working with pre-operative assessment teams, anaesthetic departments, and nursing teams to provide same-day advice and guidance where appropriate. Good for the patient, good for the hospital, good for the surgeon, and good for the pathway as a whole.
Who This Is For
Patients and teams who need cardiac answers before surgery.
Patients awaiting elective surgery who have existing cardiac disease, abnormal ECGs, significant cardiovascular risk factors, or newly identified cardiac concerns that threaten the planned operation. Also patients referred by anaesthetic and pre-operative assessment teams who need rapid specialist cardiac input to allow surgery to proceed safely and on schedule.
Our priority is simple: helping you reach your operation safely — and on time.
Referring a patient? Speak with Tash — 01761 422287