title: Nurse-led treatment for occipital neuralgia.
abstract: Occipital neuralgia is a headache resulting from dysfunction of the occipital nerves. Medically resistant occipital neuralgia is treated by greater occipital nerve injection, which is traditionally performed by neurologists. A nurse-led clinic was developed to try to improve the service. Patient feedback showed that the clinic was positively perceived by patients, with most stating the nurse-led model was more efficient than the previous one, which had been led by consultants.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amphlett
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weatherby
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction