the walton centre nhs foundation trust
The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and
neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we
do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing
comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we
are proud to be rated as an ‘Outstanding’ Trust by the Care Quality Commission
(CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally
formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009. We have
leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical
outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care both national and
internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a
world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting
the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people
suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions. We serve a
catchment area of 3.5 million people across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire,
Greater Manchester, the Isle of Man, north Wales and beyond with service
partnerships with 18 NHS hospitals. Our ‘Walton Clinics’ model on 44 sites
providing care for neurology means that many people are able to access
outpatient consultations and many tests closer to home, and takes specialist
services as close to service users as possible. This satellite model of care for
neurology means that many patients are able to access outpatient consultations
and many tests closer to home, and takes specialist services as close to
patients as possible, with neurosurgery, highly specialised assessments and
inpatient care being undertaken at The Walton Centre.