SCAD Clinics

Below is some information for patients looking to be referred to a UK & Ireland SCAD Clinic.

Glenfield Hospital, Leicester

Dr David Adlam’s clinic requires the following:

Referrals from GPs in England: Online referrals only via the NHS e-referrals system. The name of the clinic is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD, FMD and CAE) Service – Cardiology – GH – RWE 

This can be found by looking for:

1. Speciality: Cardiology

2. Clinic type: Not otherwise specified

3. Organisation or site name: Glenfield Hospital

No written referrals will be accepted from GPs in England, so please give your GP the above information.

Referrals from GPs in Scotland and Wales: Written referrals are accepted.

Referrals from Cardiologists: Written referrals.

Click here for more information about the SCAD clinics.

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London

Dr Abtehale (Abi) Al-Hussaini’s clinic requires the following, with all referrals marked as ‘Specialist SCAD referral for Dr Al-Hussaini’:

Referrals from GPs in England: Online referrals only via the NHS e-referrals system.

Referrals from GPs in Scotland and Wales: Written referrals are accepted.

Referrals from Cardiologists: Written referrals.

St James’s Hospital, Dublin

Dr Caitriona Canning’s clinic requires the following:

Written referrals from GPs or cardiologists.

Please note, clinic referrals are separate from taking part in the research. If you’d like to find out more about the research and sign up to take part, please click here.