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Celebrating Dietitians’ Week 2022
21 June 2022
It's Dietitians’ Week this week (20 to 24 June) and to mark the week and shine a spotlight on this profession, the Trust’s Principal Dietitian Amy Carter took part in a Q&A for Health Education England.
Specialist spinal service receives Centre of Excellence award
09 June 2022
Trust has received Centre of Excellence status after delivering outstanding fully endoscopic spinal surgery to patients in Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales.
Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Day 2022
07 June 2022
To highlight Tourette's Syndrome Awareness day 2022, 20 year-old Artist Emily Bridges shares her experience of having the condition
National Epilepsy Week 2022: Emily's story
26 May 2022
My name is Emily and I am 32 years old. I was diagnosed as having epilepsy when I was 12 and have been diagnosed as having absence and tonic-clonic seizures.
‘It’s been a hard year, but what The Walton Centre has done for me is phenomenal’
25 May 2022
Over the last 25 years, Rob Anderson from Warrington has been experiencing epileptic seizures which proved difficult to control – until April last year, when The Walton Centre carried out a temporal lobectomy.
New guidelines launched for fibromyalgia syndrome
23 May 2022
New guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) have been published, the first UK guidelines for the condition. The Walton Centre pain consultant, Dr Andreas Goebel, was one of the lead authors.
First Walton Centre patient receives groundbreaking treatment for Essential Tremor
28 April 2022
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out a new service using cutting-edge treatment for people living with Essential Tremor – a neurological disorder that causes an uncontrollable shake or trembling in a part of the body.
MS awareness week - a decade of TONiC
26 April 2022
Ten years ago, the TONiC study started at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. A national study examining the factors that influence quality of life in patients with neurological conditions, it is one of the largest studies on quality of life in neurological conditions ever performed in the UK.
Walk for Walton this spring!
04 April 2022
The Walton Centre Charity is launching a new fundraising event this spring – Walk for Walton! Sign up today to join in!
Essential Tremor patient can pursue dream career thanks to an implant fitted by The Walton Centre
30 March 2022
In 2015, third year medical student Dan Pearson began to notice tremors in his hands when doing working with his hands. After a GP referral to The Walton Centre, Dan’s diagnosis of Essential Tremor was confirmed.
The Walton Centre celebrates 30th year – tell us your story!
24 March 2022
This year The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its 30th birthday!
Blog: International Women's Day 2022
08 March 2022
Miss Catherine McMahon is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Lead for Trauma and Hydrocephalus here at The Walton Centre. To highlight International Women's Day, she has looked at how women feature in Neurosurgery, and the need for numbers to increase
Brain tumour treatment inspires Jennifer to pursue career in psychology
04 March 2022
After collapsing on the high street in Southport holding her baby son, 26 year old Jennifer Dorian was told she had a small brain tumour near her occipital lobe.
New book released on team approach to complex rehabilitation
03 March 2022
Leading clinicians in rehabilitation have come together to write a new book on the interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach to complex physical rehabilitation.
New Chairman announced at The Walton Centre
21 February 2022
The Walton Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Max Steinberg CBE as the Chairman of The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Potentially life-threatening brain condition gone thanks to treatment at The Walton Centre
10 February 2022
When Matthew Brooks woke up one morning with a headache, he knew that what he was experiencing was unusual. He went to Whiston Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department, and later investigations revealed that Matthew had an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM).
Home from Home celebrates seven years of supporting relatives of patients
07 February 2022
Seven years ago, in 2015, the Home from Home accommodation at The Walton Centre opened, following a successful fundraising appeal spearheaded by David Fairclough and family in memory of his wife Jan.
National Apprenticeship Week 2022
07 February 2022
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2022, we're highlighting some of the hospital's amazing apprentices and also key members of staff involved in the process.
The Walton Centre and UCLan lead pilot study into innovative digital stroke rehab tool
20 January 2022
A pilot research study into a potentially quality of life-enhancing digital stroke rehabilitation tool has launched.
Enhanced Thrombectomy service ‘completely reversed’ effects of stroke for Fran
12 January 2022
In October this year, The Walton Centre enhanced the Thrombectomy service to run 24 hours a day seven days a week, enabling hospitals in the region to refer to the service at any time. Thrombectomy is an innovative procedure which involves using guide wires and specialist equipment to remove blood clots from arteries and veins in the brain.