Epilepsy Action Organisation
Epilepsy Action employs approximately 60 staff. Most are based at the headquarters building - New Anstey House, in Yeadon, near Leeds, in the United Kingdom.
Chief Executive, Philip Lee
Philip Lee is responsible to the Council of Management for the overall running of Epilepsy Action. The Chief Executive works with the Council of Management and the staff. He is responsible for running the legal and policy aspects of the charity, strategy and planning, style and tone and the overall general management.
Deputy Chief Executive, Simon Wigglesworth
Simon is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive and managing and directing
all day-to-day operations and activities at Epilepsy Action. He is line manager to the Epilepsy Action management team who lead each of the staff teams listed below.
Simon is also treasurer and trustee of the Joint Epilepsy Council.
Epilepsy Action’s work is organised into seven key areas of work that are defined and directed by Epilepsy Action’s strategic aims and objectives:
About Epilepsy Action
- What we do
- Vision, mission, aims, values and beliefs of Epilepsy Action
- History of Epilepsy Action
- Annual Report 2008
- Comments and complaints
- Council of Management
- Diamond Jubilee Conference
- Epilepsy Action departments
- Epilepsy Action position statements
- Headquarters
- Impact Report
- Vacancies
- Website privacy policy
- Website terms and conditions
- Other UK and Ireland epilepsy organisations
- International epilepsy organisations
- Dr Maurice J Parsonage
- John Jarrett (1926-2007)
- Lord Hastings (1912-2007)
Epilepsy Helpline
- UK freephone 0808 800 5050
- International +44 113 210 8850
- Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Txt msg: 07797 805 390 info
- Live online: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1230-1330 UK time






