Background

In January 2006 Echogenicity limited was formed. We won our first contract in September 2006, to remedy Cornwall’s waiting list for echocardiography which was in excess of 18months. This contract was successfully completed in March 2007. A second contract was awarded in September 2007 to further reduce the waiting times for echocardiography in Cornwall. This contract was successfully completed in November 2007. The Cornwall Community Echocardiogram service was formed in the summer of 2007, comprising of “The Stennack Surgery, St. Ives” and “Echogenicity limited”. We are commissioned by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust for a quicker, more local echocardiography service.

The Principal Physiologist

My name is Verity Curnow.  I qualified as a Cardiac Physiologist in September 2000. I spent five years at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust – Treliske Hospital, Truro where I completed my training and gained invaluable experience.
I am registered with the Royal Council for Clinical Physiologists, Society of Cardiological Science and Technology and have my British Society of Echocardiography accreditation.   
I spent the next two years locuming as a Cardiac Physiologist at the "South West Centre of Excellence" – Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. It was a fantastic experience working in such a large tertiary centre.
For the following  two years I worked as a locum Cardiac Physiologist specialising in  echocardiography in Morriston Hospital, Swansea – again, another large tertiary centre which is very advanced and at the forefront of echocardiography in the UK.
In January 2006, I registered “Echogenicity Ltd. " with Companies House. We won our first contract in August 2006 with the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in November 2006. The contract was completed successfully at the end of March 2007.