Best Neurology Physicians Plymouth Near Me

4worldlovers: The Neurology department at Derriford Hospital is the largest neurology unit in the peninsula. We offer a 24-hour on call and inpatient service so we can ensure all patients admitted with a neurological condition are assessed by a consultant neurologist.

We provide the largest range of sub-speciality clinics in the peninsula and are part of a Neuroscience Centre at Derriford, offering a wide range of tertiary services to support other hospitals in the region. Clinical care is complemented by an active research programme both in laboratory based neurosciences and in clinical trials of new treatments. The department works closely with the regional neurosurgical, neuro-radiology and neuro-oncology services which are also based at Derriford. This helps us provide integrated care.

The Acute Neurology and Stroke Unit is on floor 8 in Burrator ward, and we also look after patients with neurological illnesses throughout the hospital.

All patients with a primary neurological illness are admitted directly under specialist neurology care

All patients who have had a stroke are admitted under the care of a specialist team.

Elective diagnostic procedures or treatments are carried out in the programmed investigation unit (PIU) on floor 10.

We have EEG monitoring and Video EEG telemetry available for the management of patients with epilepsy, either as an emergency or elective procedure.

We run a daily TIA service and a GP urgent access service. This means that a person can often have their tests on the same day rather than having to stay in hospital for a short admission.

In addition to our outpatient clinics, held in the Outpatient Deparment at Derriford Hospital we also offer community clinics to try and make our service more convenient.

Our clinics cover all aspects of general neurology and we host a number of regional neurology services and provide specialist clinics in cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, headache, motor-neurone disease, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, neuroinflammation, neuromuscular disease and rehabilitation.