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Service detail
The headache service provides clinics to support four consultants specialising in headaches.
The clinics consist of:
- Follow up review clinics for all headache disorders
- Botulinum toxin injection clinics
- Nerve block injection clinics
- Anti–calcitonin gene related peptide review clinics
Headache chatbot service
The Walton Centre is currently in the process of developing a chatbot to provide specialist advice to patient suffering for headache symptoms.
Patients being referred to a neurology headache specialist will be invited to engage with the chatbot to collect details of their condition and the symptoms through a structured set of questions in addition to that provided in their GP referral letter. This will be used to compile a detailed medical history which clinicians can review before the first appointment with the patient and recommend a course of action if appropriate.
Depending on the clinician’s assessment, patients may be put on a fast-track to be examined by a consultant or offered guidance on alleviating symptoms while they await their referral appointment.
There is limited access to the system whilst it is being trialled with selected patients. If you have received an invitation to use this chatbot service, please click here.
Please note that by completing the chatbot questionnaire, you are consenting for your information and data to be processed under GDPR Article 4(11).
Getting here
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
Referrals can be made through your GP
Patient leaflets
Botulinum Toxin for Chronic Migraines
The toxin is a protein and is produced by a bacterium called Clostridium Botulinum.
Migraine - a comprehensive guide
There are many different types of headache, migraine, cluster headaches, sinus headache, and more. However, more than 90% of headaches will be caused by migraine – this booklet will help you to identify if your headaches are due to migraine and if so, how best to stop them happening.
Headache service Consultants
Dr Nicholas Silver
Dr Silver established the headache service at The Walton Centre in 2004 and since that time has expanded this service to include four headache subspecialist consultants and two clinical nurse specialists.
Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani
Dr Ghadiri-Sani moved to the The Walton Centre for neurology training and has been a consultant since 2017. She has a specialist interest in headache disorders, particularly migraine and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH).
Dr Anita Krishnan
Dr Anita Krishnan is the Divisional Clinical Director for Neurology and a Consultant Neurologist at The Walton Centre, specialising in headaches and CSF pressure disorders.
Dr Lauren A Fratalia
Dr Lauren Fratalia qualified as a neurology consultant in 2007 and joined The Walton Centre in 2011. She provides general neurology services at The Walton Centre and Whiston Hospital, and has a weekly specialised clinic in the Regional Refractory Headache Service.
Related Services
Neurology
The Neurology service provides specialist care to patients across Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Page last updated: 22 June 2021
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