Many people think that a GP referral and private health Insurance are both mandatory before they can see a consultant privately or arrange a screening test, such as a CT calcium score.

Patients also worry that once in the private system, their care costs can spiral out of control. However, in recent years we are finding that many more of our patients are actually either un-insured and/or have referred themself without a GP referral, using our Healthscreening and Consultants Direct services. 

To make this process even more straighforward, we have devised a self-referral system comprising our patient-administered questionnaire, that we use to collect sufficient information about the patient with a series of key clicks and short responses.

To help patients decide about a Healthscreen, direct test or formal outpatient consultation, SCVC offers  'virtual consultation', where our specialist consultants provide an opinion about whether a formal consultation or a health screening should be considered. This service carries 'no obligation to proceed' and is free of charge.

1. a series  of questions are posed to the patient using an 'on line' questionnaire-  similar to those asked by a cardiologist during a consultation.
2. depending on the answers given, more questions are asked. 
3. the output of this virtual consultation is viewed by our cardiologist panel in order to give the expert medical opinion.
4. Our experienced medical secretaries then call the patient to discuss the recommendations.
5. The patient can then decide whether to follow the recommendation and proceed with the Consultants recommendation or alternatively, not to proceed.

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