Epilepsy medication
Fix medicine supply chain or risk patients’ lives, warn charities
Epilepsy Action joined with other charities to warn the government of ongoing issues with the medicine supply chain
Epilepsy for professionals
Half of neurology patients waiting more than 18 weeks
Grace Wood | Across the NHS, around 6.3 million patients are waiting to start treatments
Epilepsy Action news
Purple Day pooch named Super Trooper
Meet Zach, the winner of our Purple Day pooch Super Trooper
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Live blog: Happy Purple Day
Grace Wood | This year Purple Day is 26 March. Here are a few of the activities our supporters are taking part in…
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Paula McGowan: fighting for equality
Grace Wood | Since her son Oliver died in 2015, Paula McGowan has been campaigning for equal treatment for people with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities
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Covid no more likely than flu to lead to epilepsy
Grace Wood | The study compared patients who were hopsitalised with Covid-19 to patients who were admitted with flu
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Coroner calls for action as prisoner with epilepsy dies
Grace Wood | John Joseph Singleton was serving a 10-month sentence for attempted burglary
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Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study
Grace Wood | According the to the study, in 2021 3.4 billion people had a neurological condition
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Epilepsy Action NI launches SmartPass travel campaign
The government-run SmartPass scheme offers half-fare travel for people who have conditions such as epilepsy