Important service update
After 16th May 2025, our telephone line will not be in operation to accept any queries. Patients on our waiting list will be diverted to local Neurology services.
Unfortunately, the Devon Integrated Care Board are unable to undertake any new procurement contracts, despite government policy focusing on community health care delivery. We are therefore unable to accept any referrals or advice requests, and all headache communication will be directed to Neurology. We feel this is disadvantageous to all stakeholders, and particularly patients. We will continue to support patients and practitioners with educational material and resources and keep you updated via this site on any further developments. In the meanwhile, we will be developing a private service.
This website continues to offer support for Practitioners and information for patients.
The Clinic:
The Exeter Headache Clinic was operated by St Thomas Medical Group, an NHS General Practice. It has been in operation since 2002.
Clinic personnel:
Dr David Kernick is a GP with a special interest in headache. He has a research interest in the area and has written a number of publications, including the Oxford University Press Manual of Headache. He was the Royal College of General Practitioners Headache Champion and previous Chair of the British Association for the Study of Headache, and currently leads the Association’s Headache Specialist General Practitioner Group.
Dr Rebecca Walker is a GP with a special interest in headache and women’s health. She is a senior Clinician with the National Migraine Centre, and is on the Council of the British Association for the Study of Headache.
Educational Role
We undertake undergraduate and postgraduate education. One of our primary aims is to improve the management of headache in primary care and we are happy to visit GP surgeries to talk about the management of headache.