Unfortunately GPs cannot carry out private organisation requests for blood tests, ECGs or blood pressure monitoring as we do not have the requisite skills or equipment to do this safely in primary care in children. We are often asked to refer children for ECGs but many paediatricians do not have the capacity to carry this out at the hospital and we cannot refer to any other services for children so if the request is denied then it is up to the original requester to arrange this service (which may mean additional costs and referrals if you have gone privately).