Commissioning echocardiography: opportunities and risks to patients

September 2007    Volume 14, Issue 4   Br J Cardiol 2007;14:191-92

Authors:
Kevin F Fox on behalf of the British Society of Echocardiography

Patients are waiting too long for echocardiography. A British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) survey shows that 62% of patients are waiting longer than four weeks and 23% more than 18 weeks. There is substantial under provision of services and those that do exist need to work more effectively. The government is focussing on diagnostic services, including echordiography with a number of programmes including the 18-week project and expanding commisioning of services beyond traditional providers.

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