A HEADACHE nurse specialist is being trained in a bid to reduce the workload of overstretched neurologists.

She will diagnose the cause of headaches as part of her role, which is being developed at Birmingham City Hospital.

Former neurological ward sister Julie Edwards is learning how to diagnose the cause of headaches by observing neurology clinics for three months. For the following six months Ms Edwards will undertake three clinics each week seeing patients with headaches. She will ...