Functional Neurological Disorders Service (FNDS)

Service contact information

0151 556 3510

Service detail

The Functional Neurological Disorders Service provides multidisciplinary assessment and onward referral to appropriate treatment services where appropriate.

The service includes:

Consultant Neurologist
Consultant Neuropsychologist
Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
Clinical Psychologist
Physiotherapist

We currently have one Clinical Psychologist who provides psychological therapy for patients with functional neurological symptoms.

Getting here

The Neurology Department is located on the 2nd floor of the main Walton Centre Building.

The Neuropsychology Department is located on the 1st floor of the Sid Watkins Building.

Sid Watkins Building

This building hosts our Complex Rehabilitation Unit, some outpatients services, pain management services, corporate services and more.

Address

Lower Lane,Liverpool, L9 7BB

Directions and map

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The Walton Centre - Main Hospital Building

This building hosts many of our in-patient services, including wards and theatres, and some outpatients services.

Address

Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7LJ

Directions and map

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Referral information

External referrals are via Neurology.

Internal referrals are via form on EP2 or letter to the FND service.

Patient leaflets

Functional Motor Disorder - Physiotherapy Intervention

It is a programme that aims to help people understand the diagnosis of functional motor disorders (FMD) and learn strategies to retrain their movement.

Functional Neurological Disorder - Psychotherapy Service

Sometimes FND symptoms resolve naturally when the diagnosis is explained. But, for most, psychotherapy is beneficial, and is the recommended treatment for FND.