Critical Care - Horsley Ward
Service contact information
Service detail
The Horsley Intensive Care Unit consists of 20 beds (a combination of level 2 and level 3), looking after cranial, complex spine, interventional neuroradiology and emergency neurosurgery patients, as well as patients with complex neurological problems.
Getting here
The Walton Centre - Main Hospital Building
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This building hosts many of our in-patient services, including wards and theatres, and some outpatients services.
Address
Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7LJ
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Patient leaflets
Information for Horsley/HDU Critical Care Unit
This aims to give simple, practical information to people whose relative, friend or colleague is admitted to our critical care unit.
Critical Care - Horsley Ward Consultants
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Dr Christopher Whitehead
At The Walton Centre, Dr Whitehead is the Medical Appraisal Lead and the Clinical Director for Pain Medicine.
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Dr Helen Butterfield
Dr Butterfield has a special interest in communication skills and end of life care. She has been involved in communication skills training and simulation workshops at the Trust’s Simulation Centre.
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Dr Jennifer Burgess
Dr Jennifer Burgess is a Consultant Neuroanaesthetist at The Walton Centre and the Clinical Lead for Organ Donation. In addition to her clinical achievements Dr Burgess has also successfully completed a postgraduate certificate in Medical Education. This allows her to provide good quality educational supervision to the anaesthetists of tomorrow.
Dr William E Bickerstaffe
Dr William Bickerstaffe is a Consultant in neuro anaesthesia and critical care.
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Dr Sandeep Lakhani
Dr Lakhani was the Clinical Director for Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care from 2012 to 2019 and is currently the Divisional Clinical Director, Neurosurgical division.
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Dr Jon Taylor
Dr Jon Taylor is a Consultant in Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care at The Walton Centre. Away from The Walton Centre, Jon works for the ambulance service as a major incident doctor and a volunteer responder, and is also a volunteer responder for Cheshire Search and Rescue.
Dr Ged Smith
Despite undertaking advanced training in neuro-anaesthesia and neuro-critical care, Dr Smith strives to maintain as broad a range of practice as possible for the benefit of patients at The Walton Centre.
Page last updated: 24 June 2021
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