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 and nerve blocks. 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, dystonia, fits, faints and funny turns including epilepsy, hemifacial spasms, hyperhidrosis, multiple sclerosis (current clinical trial work),neuralgia, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular transmission disorders (the subject of my MD thesis) and therapeutic botulinum toxin.
My other clinical interests include the management of axillary hyperhidrosis, botulinum toxin treatment for chronic migraine, cluster headache and dystonia, as well as conditions such as hemifacial spasm, neuralgia and spasticity. I also perform greater occipital nerve blocks for headache and can arrange referrals for MRI scans where appropriate.
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: 2647737
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Giles Elrington at Spire include:
Neurology
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Headache treatments
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Neuralgia (nerve pain) treatment
Paediatrics
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Additional information
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.
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 |