Clinical Care & Diagnostics

The team provides an NHS regional neuromuscular service across the North of England and runs multidisciplinary paediatric and adult clinics for over 1500 NHS patients and families per year with a range of neuromuscular diseases throughout the North of England.

The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC) is one of the four National Highly Specialised Services (HSS) for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases commissioned by NHS England. The centre is commissioned to provide expert clinical and diagnostic advice on Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD). The HSS for LGMD is led by Dr Chiara Marini-Bettolo.