Royal Manchester Eye Hospital and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital - 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:
Royal Manchester Eye Hospital and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

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

Address:

Royal Manchester Eye Hospital and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Oxford Rd,
Manchester.
M13 9WL

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 Virtual Virtual

How often does the MDT meet?

We have 3 Facial MDT clinic services Adult Facial palsy (non-skull base) 6-8 weeks in RMEH; Adult Facial palsy (neurosurgery/skull base): 4-6 weekly in RMEH; Children 6-8 weeks in RMCH.

Who is in the MDT network?

This MDT has ENT ENT

This MDT has Maxillofacial surgery Maxillofacial surgery

This MDT has Neurology Neurology

This MDT does not have Neurophysiology Neurophysiology

This MDT does not have Neurosurgery Neurosurgery

This MDT has Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

This MDT has Plastic surgery Plastic surgery

This MDT does not have Psychology Psychology

This MDT does not have 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 offers 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:

Adult Facial Palsy non skull base: Mr Ataullah (Oculoplastics RMEH) or Mr Blackburn (Maxillo-Facial Surg)

Adult Facial palsy (neurosurgery/skull base): Mr Freeman (ENT Surgeon)

Children: Miss Nichani (Paed ENT RMCH) / Mr Blackburn (Maxillo- Facial Surg) / Dr Vassallo (Paed Neuro) / Mr Laybourne (Paed Oculoplastics)

Please note: Specialist facial therapy is currently funded by the Manchester ICB but is available only for patients living in a Greater Manchester post code. Lancashire and Cheshire ICBs do not fund this therapy.