An initial consultation with Dr Giles Elrington is from £250.
Dr Giles Elrington
Consultant Neurologist
MBBS (Hons), MD, FRCP
Specialises in
- Neuralgia
- Headache treatments
- Cluster headaches
- Dystonia
- Excessive sweating
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
I have been a Consultant Neurologist since 1993. I established the neuro-rehab team in Colchester and headache clinic at Barts Health NHS Trust. I am the Former Medical Director of the National Migraine Centre. I believe I am an opinion leader in headache and migraine.
I am a general neurologist who audits practice carefully with a database of 28,000 patients over two decades. I am experienced in the therapeutic use of botulinum toxin. I lecture frequently and have a large medico-legal practice.
I am primarily a diagnostician. I diagnose and treat the following conditions: Headache; migraine; cluster headache; cranial neuralgias, fits, faints and funny turns including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (current clinical trial work), Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular transmission disorders (the subject of my MD thesis) and therapeutic botulinum toxin.
I lecture often for BMJ Masterclasses, Infomed, Headache Masterclass and Conference Plus.
I welcome appropriate patients wishing to refer and pay for treatment themselves without the need for a GPs letter of referral.
Availability: I am available for appointments at the Spire Wellesley Hospital on Wednesdays from 8.30am - 5pm.
General Medical Council Number: C2647737
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Giles Elrington at Spire include:
Neurology
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
- Headache treatments
Paediatrics
Other treatments
- Axillary hyperhidrosis
- Botulinum toxin for chronic migraine
- Cluster headache
- Dystonia
- Greater optical nerve block for headache
- Hemifacial spasm
- Neuralgia
- Referral for MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Spasticity
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Wellesley Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Balance disorders
Brain tumours
Clinical pharmacology
Degenerative spine
Epilepsy
Head and neck pathology
Hydrocephalus
Headache
Incontinence
Memory disorders
Movement disorders
Multiple sclerosis
Muscle disease
Neck pain
Neurogenetics
Neuro-immunology
Neuromuscular disorders
Neuro-ophthalmology
Neuroradiology
Neurotology
Pain management
Pain relief
Peripheral nerve disease
Rehabilitation
Sleep disorders
Strokes
Stroke prevention
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS (Honours Surgery; Clinical Pharmacology) / St Bartholomew's Hospital / 1980
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
This is a basic medical degree
Professional memberships
International Headache Society
Anglo-Dutch Migraine Association (former President)
British Association for the Study of Headache (former Treasurer)
British Neuropsychiatry Association
Association of British Neurologists (North East Thames representative)
Research and publications
I am Neurology Editor for Prescriber.
Current NHS posts
Barts and the London NHS Trust.
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
National Migraine Centre.
Personal profile
I enjoy my garden in the Essex countryside where we have dogs and chickens.
Contact information
| Telephone | Spire Wellesley insured patients: 01702 447 921, Spire Wellesley self pay patients: 01702 447 926 |
| elrington@aol.com | |
| Private secretary | Mrs Jane Guy |
| Private secretary telephone | 01206 547 867 |
| Private secretary email | elringtonpa@gmail.com |