Worcester Cardiac Group
Worcester Cardiac Group comprises 5 highly experienced Consultant Cardiologist partners, all seeing patients with general cardiology conditions, across 3 locations within Worcestershire. Each consultant also has his own private practice and sub-speciality interest within cardiology, therefore as a Group we are able to offer the comprehensive management of patients with more specialised cardiology conditions. We also welcome referrals for cardiac investigations from consultant colleagues within the locality.
Worcester Cardiac Group provides a high quality outpatient cardiac investigation service for private patients both medically insured and self-funding. The service offers echocardiography (ultrasound examination of the heart), continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring of 24 hour to 7 day duration and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The waiting times from seeing your consultant to undertaking the test is usually 2-5 working days, and can be tailored to your personal commitments.
Worcester Cardiac Group are based within the CQC accredited (rating “Good”) Barbourne Health Centre, with excellent access from the North and South of the county and good car parking facilities. We can offer you a fast and personal service to undertake any of these tests in order to aid the diagnosis of your condition.
We are proud to be regulated by the CQC, registration number 1-23559356958
Dr Jasper Trevelyan
As a National Heart Research Fund fellow Dr Trevelyan completed his MD at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and the University of Warwick in 2002. He is a BSE accredited echocardiographer. Dr Trevelyan is the Clinical Lead for Cardiology at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and also holds the post of NHS England Cardiac Lead for the West Midlands.
Dr Trevelyan specialises in General Cardiology and has a sub-speciality interest in coronary angioplasty, percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty), echocardiography and trans-oesophageal echocardiography. He has undertaken Private Practice since 2007.
Dr David Smith
As an interventional cardiologist, Dr Smith is also one of the consultants providing the 24/7 emergency heart attack service for the 3 Counties. He maintains an interest in research and has published and presented projects nationally and internationally, most recently on CT coronary angiography which he performs on the South Bank’s new state of the art CT scanner.
Cinical Interests: Coronary angioplasty, Complex coronary intervention, CT coronary angiography, Evaluation of chest pain.
Dr David Smith
As an interventional cardiologist, Dr Smith is also one of the consultants providing the 24/7 emergency heart attack service for the 3 Counties. He maintains an interest in research and has published and presented projects nationally and internationally, most recently on CT coronary angiography which he performs on the South Bank’s new state of the art CT scanner.
Cinical Interests: Coronary angioplasty, Complex coronary intervention, CT coronary angiography, Evaluation of chest pain.
Dr William Foster
Dr Foster runs a specialist arrhythmia clinic at Spire South Bank Hospital. This clinic assesses and treats patients with suspected arrhythmias, blackouts, palpitations, and patients needing pacemakers or complex devices (defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation pacemakers). Patients with heart failure are also assessed and treated in these clinics and many benefit from implantation of complex devices to improve the heart’s pump function and protect against life-threatening arrhythmias. Dr Foster implants simple pacemakers as well as the full range of complex cardiac implanted devices. Many arrhythmias are controllable with medication and these can be discussed in the clinic. For some arrhythmias, either medications are ineffective or undesirable, or the arrhythmia can be better controlled with a procedure known as catheter ablation. Dr Foster is fully trained to perform ablation procedures to cure many arrhythmias and has joined the Coventry and Warwick Heart Rhythm Group.
Dr Robin Taylor
He has a special interest in the field of heart failure, and as one of the lead heart failure consultants he is developing services across the county. He also has a specialist interest in managing patients with heart rhythm disorders. Dr Taylor is an active member of the British Heart Rhythm Society and is accredited in the implantation and follow-up of pacemakers. He has also set up a clinic in Worcestershire that specialises in heart conditions before and during pregnancy.
Dr Taylor graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2001. His specialist cardiology training was centred in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and London. He returned to the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to undertake a doctorate, examining how evolving imaging techniques can be used to improve the care for patients receiving pacemakers.
Dr Taylor maintains an interest in research and continues to publish and present projects nationally and internationally. He is also heavily involved in teaching and training, being the Royal College of Physicians College Tutor for Worcestershire Hospitals, and a member of the specialist committee that oversees the training of cardiologists across the West Midlands.
Dr Robin Taylor
He has a special interest in the field of heart failure, and as one of the lead heart failure consultants he is developing services across the county. He also has a specialist interest in managing patients with heart rhythm disorders. Dr Taylor is an active member of the British Heart Rhythm Society and is accredited in the implantation and follow-up of pacemakers. He has also set up a clinic in Worcestershire that specialises in heart conditions before and during pregnancy.
Dr Taylor graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2001. His specialist cardiology training was centred in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and London. He returned to the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to undertake a doctorate, examining how evolving imaging techniques can be used to improve the care for patients receiving pacemakers.
Dr Taylor maintains an interest in research and continues to publish and present projects nationally and internationally. He is also heavily involved in teaching and training, being the Royal College of Physicians College Tutor for Worcestershire Hospitals, and a member of the specialist committee that oversees the training of cardiologists across the West Midlands.
Dr David Wilson
I see patients who suffer from a wide range of heart related complaints include the following problems: chest pain/angina, shortness of breath, fainting/blackouts, swollen ankles, palpitations/arrhythmia, heart murmur, high blood pressure and high cholesterol
I specialist expertise in the following areas: cardiac rhythm management, cardiac implantable electronic devices, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, heart failure and cardiomyopathy, heart valve abnormalities, preventative cardiology, atrial fibrillation and ischaemic heart disease
My research interests include: heart Failure, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators, atrial fibrillation, risk prediction modelling, psychological aspects of peri-operative pain perception and frailty in cardiovascular disease.
Cardiac Investigations & Prices
Our patients have said
The whole process from booking the ECG, having the ECG itself and receiving the results was seamless. Thank you to you and the rest of the team for all your help.
Successful appointment for the fitting of the monitor this morning ! Thank you for your excellent instructions on parking and entering the unit and for returning the monitor. All nice and easy !
Due to the quick diagnosis provided, I got the proper help I needed quickly.
We have had our ECGs - very smooth process!
Thank you so much for being so supportive and responsive in all your communications with me. It has been hugely appreciated!
I am so grateful for the way in which your expertise has enabled me to be returned to a mercifully good state of health.
Thank you so much; I am feeling so much better!
Thank you for fitting me into a very full clinic at short notice – I feel very reassured following my appointment.
Very caring and made mum feel at ease. Thank-you.
He listens and asks questions in a way that I could understand and explained things clearly and easily.
Made me feel much more confident about getting back to normal life/routine.
Clinics
All cardiac investigations take place at our dedicated clinic within Barbourne Health Centre in Worcester.
We accept self referrals from patients and also referrals from our consultant partners and other consultants and GP’s within the locality.
Please call 07939 686263 to discuss your needs or contact us through the website contact form.
Investigations & Tests
Barbourne Health Centre
44 Droitwich Road
Worcester
WR3 7LH
Appointments: 07939 686263
Consultant clinics
Spire South Bank Hospital
139 Bath Road
Worcester
WR5 3YB
Appointments: 01905 362221 (Spire outpatient booking line) or via online booking.
BMI Droitwich Spa Hospital
St Andrew’s Road
Droitwich
WR9 8DN
Appointments: 01905 793333 (Droitwich outpatient booking line) or via online booking.
New Court Surgery
Prospect View
Pickersleigh Road
Malvern
WR14 2GP
Appointments: 07939 686263
Contact Us
For all enquiries, please contact Practice Manager Francesca Scott to discuss your needs.
Phone: 07939 686263
Email: info@worcestercardiacgroup.com
We are proud to be regulated by the CQC, registration number 1-23559356958