Frequently Asked Questions

Initial consultations are 30 minutes and follow-ups 20 minutes; the Well Baby Clinic is a 30-minute head-to-toe review. Nothing is rushed — there is always time for your questions.

Dr Jain consults at The Holly Private Hospital (Buckhurst Hill), Spire London East Hospital (Redbridge), Spire Hartswood Hospital (Brentwood) and Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (Shenfield). Video consultations are also available. Choose whichever is most convenient when booking.

A referral is helpful and usually required if you're claiming through private medical insurance. Self-paying families can often book directly — ask when booking if unsure.

From newborn babies — including those diagnosed with heart conditions before birth — up to young people of 18.

Yes — telehealth follow-ups are available for established families where clinically appropriate.

Neither. It's an ultrasound scan — gel on the chest and a small probe, taking 20–30 minutes. No needles, no radiation, and a parent stays with your child throughout.

Usually not. Most childhood murmurs are innocent sounds from a structurally normal heart. An echocardiogram gives a definitive answer, typically in a single visit.

No — cardiac causes are uncommon. Most chest pain in children is musculoskeletal, digestive or respiratory. Evaluation confirms the cause and rules the heart in or out with certainty.

Yes — it's performed under continuous monitoring with experienced staff and stopped immediately if your child feels unwell.

At standard doses, yes — they remain the most effective preventive treatment. The aim is always the lowest dose that keeps symptoms controlled, with growth monitored at reviews.

Faints during exercise, faints preceded by palpitations or chest pain, or a family history of sudden cardiac death all warrant cardiac evaluation. Typical vasovagal faints — triggered by standing, heat or the sight of blood — are usually benign.