Epilepsy information for prison staff
Last Updated:
23 Jul 2009Review Due Date:
23 Jan 2010Introduction
Epilepsy information for prison staff aims to give clear, straightforward information about epilepsy, relevant for staff supervising prisoners with epilepsy.
Epilepsy information for prisoners is also available.
- Epilepsy facts and important things to know about anti-epileptic drugs (AEDS)
- First aid for seizures (fits)
- Cell and bunk allocation
- Safety
- Risk of dying from epilepsy and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
- Employment and safety at work
- Types of seizures (fits) and non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD)
- Myths and misunderstandings – information for prison staff
- The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
PDF Leaflet:
- Epilepsy facts
- First aid
- Cell and bunk allocation
- Safety
- Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
- Employment and safety at work
- Myths and misunderstandings – information for prison staff
- Types of seizures (fits)
- The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
We can provide references and information on the source material we use to write our epilepsy advice and information pages. Please contact our Epilepsy Helpline by email at helpline@epilepsy.org.uk.
Epilepsy advice and information
- What is epilepsy?
- Children
- Depression
- Disability Discrimination Act (UK)
- Driving
- Education
- Employment
- Entitlements for people with epilepsy in England
- Epilepsy and caring for children: a comprehensive guide
- Epilepsy in later life
- Epilepsy information for prisons
- Getting a diagnosis
- Identity jewellery
- Inheritance
- Learning disabilities
- Living with dificult to control epilepsy
- Me and my dad
- Memory
- Men and Epilepsy
- Mobile phones and epilepsy
- Osteoporosis, osteomalacia and epilepsy
- Photosensitive epilepsy
- Safety
- Seizures
- Sports and leisure
- Stress and epilepsy
- Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
- Swine flu and epilepsy
- Syndromes
- Travel abroad
- Treatment
- Women and epilepsy
- Young people and epilepsy
- Epilepsy Action and the Information Standard
- The Epilepsies: You, Epilepsy and the NICE Guideline
- Epilepsy Action Information Reviewers (EAIRs)
- Technical editing/writing and copyright
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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






