Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT)

This list provides information on facial palsy health services provided by multidisciplinary teams in the UK only. It is not an endorsement or recommendation of the services listed. If your multidisciplinary team's service is missing please do let us know.

Key:
Adults Only MDT Adults
Children Only MDT Children
All Ages MDT All Ages

Specialist Centre:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Please note: the health care provider will discuss with the individual patient what treatment is appropriate for them.

Address:

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
The Speech and Language Therapy Department
Orange Zone
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZN

MDT Type:

This MDT is Face to Face Face to Face

This MDT is not Informal, communicate as required Informal, communicate as required

This MDT is not Virtual Virtual

How often does the MDT meet?

Monthly

Who is in the MDT network?

This MDT does not have ENT ENT

This MDT does not have Maxillofacial surgery Maxillofacial surgery

This MDT does not have Neurology Neurology

This MDT does not have Neurophysiology Neurophysiology

This MDT does not have Neurosurgery Neurosurgery

This MDT does not have Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

This MDT has Plastic surgery Plastic surgery

This MDT does not have Psychology Psychology

This MDT has Specialist facial therapy Specialist facial therapy

May be offered:

This MDT offers Chemodenervation, e.g. Botulinum Toxin Chemodenervation, e.g. Botulinum Toxin

This MDT offers Oculoplastic surgery Oculoplastic surgery

This MDT offers Plastic surgery Plastic surgery

This MDT does not have Psychology Psychology

This MDT does not have Psychology – restricted Psychology – restricted

This MDT does not have Skin camouflage Skin camouflage

This MDT offers Specialist facial therapy Specialist facial therapy

This MDT does not have Specialist facial therapy - surgical patients only Specialist facial therapy - surgical patients only

EMG on site:

Yes

Patient group:

Both Adults and Children

Referral should be made to:

The Speech and Language Therapy Department
Orange Zone
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Foresterhill
Aberdeen AB25 2ZN

This is a regional service serving NHS Grampian and Orkney and Shetland. Referrals from outwith of this region are also considered. 

The Facial Palsy Clinic is a monthly, jointly led plastic surgery and facial therapy clinic. 

Referrals to the facial palsy service can come from all the surgical and medical specialities listed as well as other therapists. GPs have direct access to refer through the electronic gateway.

There is a local support group, F@cevalue; further information can be given by contacting the Speech and Language Therapy Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.