Mobile Cardiac Service

Updated 14 September 2022

Mobile Cardiac Service is an ultrasound service that provides adult transthoracic echocardiograms (ECHOs) to people over the age of 18. An ECHO is an ultrasound scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels. The service is run by Dr Kosta.

The service has been regulated with the CQC to undertake the regulated activity of diagnostic and screening services since 10 May 2019. The provider is the clinician who carries out the regulated activity. They are a cardiology consultant who is registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). They are a fellow of European Society of Cardiology and are a member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).

Patients self-referred to the service and patients could be seen either at a clinic based in Ealing Hospital, or in their own homes. The service had carried out 250 ECHOs in the 12 months prior to our inspection.

This is the service’s first inspection since their registration with CQC.

Updated 14 September 2022

We carried out an inspection of Mobile Cardiac Service using our comprehensive methodology on 6 August 2022 to 12 August 2022. The service had not been previously inspected.

Our inspection was announced. We gave the provider short notice of the inspection date to ensure their availability on the day.

This was the first time we inspected the service. We rated it as good because:

• The provider was up to date with mandatory training and had the right qualifications, skills, training and experience to keep patients safe and to provide the right care and treatment.
• The provider had training in key skills, understood how to protect patients from abuse, and managed safety well. The service controlled infection risk well.
• The provider provided good care and treatment. They monitored the effectiveness of the service. Key services were available to suit patients' needs.
• The provider treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.
• The service planned care to meet the needs of local people, took account of patients’ individual needs, and made it easy for people to give feedback. People could access the service when they needed it and did not have to wait too long for treatment.
• Leaders had the skills and abilities to run the service. The service had a vision for what it wanted to achieve and a strategy to turn it into action.

Updated 14 September 2022

The service had not been previously inspected or rated. During this inspection we rated it as good. See the summary above for details.