National Migraine Centre
Coordinates: 51°31′14″N 0°06′01″W / 51.520527°N 0.100414°W
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Type | Research and outpatient centre |
| Chief executive | Ms Heather Sim |
| Location | 226 Walmer Road London W11 4ET England |
| Staff | more than 10 |
| Publication | [1] |
| Website | National Migraine Centre |
The National Migraine Centre (formerly the City of London Migraine Clinic) is a specialist treatment centre for migraine and other primary headaches. The clinic also carries out extensive research and education to improve treatment and awareness.
It is located in Charterhouse Square in the London Borough of Islington and has more than 35 years of experience in solving headaches. They have a team of registered doctors with a special interest in headaches providing specialist care in a charitable setting. It is a registered charity and social enterprise and is independent of the National Health Service (NHS), though they work with the NHS by offering their "specialist headache services."[1] Most of the facility patients live in London and the Home Counties but patients come from other parts of the UK and abroad.[2]
The clinic is the only independent, charitable clinic in the world entirely focused on headaches and migraines.[3]
History[edit]
The Clinic was founded by Dr Nat Blau and Dr Marcia Wilkinson in 1980[4] as an independent registered medical charity affiliated with St Bartholomew's Hospital.
Activities[edit]
Treatment[edit]
The National Migraine Centre provides a team of specialist doctors who give advice on the management of migraine and other headaches, including cluster headaches. The clinic prides itself on quality care and provides patients with significantly longer appointment times than would be found elsewhere to allow a thorough approach.[5]
Research[edit]
As a result of their research studies, standard treatments have been developed that are recommended by the British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH) and used worldwide. They have also looked into the benefits of feverfew in the past through several trials.[6][7]
Funding[edit]
The clinic does not receive funding from the NHS.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ivan Lewis announces £27m extra for Social Enterprise", eGovMonitor, Department of Health, February 27, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morris, Zoe, "Migraine clinic faces axe over cash crisis", The Evening Standard, June 11, 2001
- ↑ Oliver, Sarah, "Stop the painkillers. Stop the pain", The Daily Telegraph, June 15, 2009
- ↑ "Obituaries" (PDF). British Medical Journal. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "Our Philosophy of Care « National Migraine Centre". nationalmigrainecentre.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ↑ "Feverfew prevents migraine", New Scientist, Sep 5, 1985
- ↑ "Natural Products", Wolff's headache and other head pain By Harold George Wolff, Stephen D. Silberstein, Richard B. Lipton, Donald J. Dalessio, Oxford University Press US, 2001
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