Neurology
It has been identified that in the North Thames region there are considerable issues with variation and timeliness of children accessing neurology services. One of the aims of this network is to strive for equitable, timely, safe and sustainable care. The network will aid in improving communications with professionals which will give staff the confidence to provide high quality care across the region.
Current Projects
Alignment of trauma and Neurocitical care pathways across the region
Improving access through strengthening the tertiary paediatric neurology services across the North East London (Royal London Hospital), North Central London (GOSH) and North West London (St Marys Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster)
Facilitating and developing pathways for time critical conditions in neurological emergencies – eg stroke, demyelination etc
NTPN Connect – Developing a 24/7 advice, bed finding and transfer hub with real time intelligence of capacity across the systems.
Meet the team
Dr Prab Prabhakar
Clinical Lead
About
Dr Prab Prabhakar is Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and Honorary Associate Professor in Paediatric Neurology at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Educated at Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India, where he read medical sciences, he pursued a career as a paediatric neurologist, completing his clinical training in the UK.
He joined the first dedicated Children’s Headache Clinic founded by the late Dr Sarah Benton and Professor Peter Goadsby in 1999. He has led the service since 2007.
He was appointed as the clinical lead for the neurology service in 2019 at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is the Post Graduate Lead for Clinical Examinations at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital since 2018.His research interests centre around chronic headache disorders in Children. He is the Chief and Principal investigator for various migraine drug trials run at the Clinical Research Facility at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
He is a course director Faculty for the Children’s Headache Training Course run by the British Paediatric Neurology Association. He is a Senior Examiner for the RCPCH and sits on AAC panels for the college.
He chairs the Neurology section of the North Thames Paediatric Network since 2019.
