The Royal Free London NHS Trust - 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:
The Royal Free London NHS Trust

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

Address:

The Royal Free London NHS Trust
Pond St
London
NW3 2QG

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?

Monthly

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 has Neurophysiology Neurophysiology

This MDT does not have Neurosurgery Neurosurgery

This MDT has Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

This MDT has Plastic surgery Plastic surgery

This MDT has 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 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:

Prof. Woollard

ENT, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery and Speech and Language Therapy are included in the MDT as required.

Paediatrics are included in the MDT for children.

Type of treatments that may be offered depending on need:

Botox, therapy, psychology, surgery: complete service from full two stage reanimation with free functional muscle transfer (unilateral/bilateral/Moebius); nerve transfers; Static procedures for mid face; eyelid surgery (active platysma for blink; lower lid support; upper lid; gold weight; levator surgery; corneal neurotization); forehead; selective neurectomy/myomectomy; fat transfer; lipodermal grafts; synkinesis.

Additional support: Outreach via therapy team.