{"id":1516,"date":"2026-07-16T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/?page_id=1516"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:06:46","slug":"dr-peter-foley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/dr-peter-foley\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Peter Foley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Consultant Neurologist, NHS Lothian<br>Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:300px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"1597\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2629\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156.png 1065w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/06\/PF-Edit-e1784215019156-760x1140.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-colour-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter Foley<br><\/strong>BSc (Hons), MBChB, PhD, MRCP (Neurology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-colour-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">I am a Consultant Neurologist with NHS Lothian and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, with affiliations to the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. My NHS work encompasses general and acute neurology, with specialty clinics in multiple sclerosis and Huntington&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I completed my PhD at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, funded by the Rowling Scholar scheme, focusing on the mechanisms of neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis, supervised by Professors Chandran, Fallon, Colvin, and Tracey across the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My research interests centre on symptoms such as pain and fatigue, what these tell us about underlying disease processes, and evidence-based management approaches, with a particular focus on people living with multiple sclerosis and Huntington&#8217;s disease. I am principal investigator on several projects, including the Octopus multi-arm multi-stage trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-colour-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside my research, I am actively involved in teaching and mentoring, including PhD co-supervision and mentoring through the NIHR Associate PI scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left colourtextbold\">Contact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-accent-colour-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">NDN Email: <a href=\"mailto:loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot\">loth.sdcrn@nhs.scot<\/a><br><br>ORCHID ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7039-2976\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7039-2976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0000-0001-7039-2976<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5806-9360\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5806-9360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consultant Neurologist, NHS LothianHonorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Peter FoleyBSc (Hons), MBChB, PhD, MRCP (Neurology) I am a Consultant Neurologist with NHS Lothian and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, with affiliations to the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. 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