What do we do?

Epilepsy Action aims to improve the quality of life and promote the interests of people living with epilepsy.

We support people with epilepsy through our

• freephone telephone helpline,
• text helpline
• email helpline
• local branches throughout the UK,
• online community,
• conferences for people with epilepsy and their families,
• accredited volunteers,
• Sapphire epilepsy specialist nurse scheme; and

our other services:

We publish

• Epilepsy Today magazine,
• Bubble, our members' magazine,
• Trunk magazine for our local branches and
• Seizure – the European Journal for Epilepsy.

We provide information to anyone interested in epilepsy, in the form of

• leaflets,
• factsheets,
• booklets,
• videos,
• CD-ROMs,
• CD and Mp3 audiobooks,
• ID cards and seizure diaries,
• our freephone helpline with staff trained in Typetalk,
• our email helpline,
• a Language Line service for non-English speakers,
• this website,
• a WAP site,
• information for
  • young people,
  • children,
  • parents,
  • older people, and
  • the media;
• the latest epilepsy news
• general information like first aid for seizures; and
• facts, figures and terminology.

We fund our work through

• donations,
• fundraising events,
• National Doodle Day,
• National Tea Break,
• celebrity support,
• corporate support,
• auctions,
• members' contributions,
• schemes like,
  • money for your mobile,
  • the home money box scheme,
  • give as you earn; and
  • give as you shop

and we offer

• advice on how to organise an event; and
• ideas for events.

We campaign to

• improve the understanding of epilepsy in schools,
• give people with epilepsy a fair chance of finding and keeping a job,
• raise standards of care through contact with doctors, nurses, social workers, government and other organisations,
• promote equality of access to quality care,

with campaigns like

• Women Matter
• Take Action; and
• Take Control.

We fund research

• into issues that affect the lives of people with epilepsy; and offer
• awards and prizes for students and professionals researching epilepsy.

We offer benefits to our members like

• a range of membership schemes to suit you
• free copies of our magazines Epilepsy Today and Bubble,
• free personal accident insurance cover worth up to £1,000 (aged 70 or under) which also covers accidents caused by seizures,
• free membership of our online community,
• the chance to subscribe to Seizure, the European Journal for Epilepsy at a reduced price; and
• a free Epilepsy Action Take Control wristband

We can even let you know

• when epilepsy's going to mentioned on the television or the radio
• what the top ten best selling books about epilepsy are