Epilepsy Action news
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Epilepsy medicine shortages continue
Epilepsy Action’s helpline has seen five times more enquiries on medication stock
Epilepsy Action news
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Neurology crisis costing UK £96bn – Economist report
The report was launched at the House of Commons on February 26, 2024
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Epilepsy Action to become Disability Confident leader
The Disability Confident scheme launched in 2013. There are currently about 20,000 employers signed up
Epilepsy Action news
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Could Emmerdale’s next character have epilepsy?
Epilepsy needs more representation on our screens. We think it’s time Emmerdale had another character with epilepsy
The latest epilepsy news
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People with epilepsy more likely to get Parkinson’s disease
Grace Wood | According to the research, 21 in 10,000 people with epilepsy will develop Parkinson’s disease
The latest epilepsy news
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‘Huge and unjust disparities’ across NHS neurology services
Grace Wood | There is one neurologist to every 755 people with epilepsy in the North East, but one to every 191 in London
The latest epilepsy news
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Cost-of-living campaigner goes to Downing Street
Grace Wood | The disability cost-of-living payment was dropped in November 2023
The latest epilepsy news
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Ketamine ‘effective’ for status epilepticus
Grace Wood | The researchers concluded it was “an effective drug with a good response rate”
Talk and support updates
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Talk and support group blog January 2024
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