West Midlands Press Releases

A campaign to make a treatment for epilepsy available to people in the West Midlands has taken a major step forward. It was announced today that West Midlands Specialised Commissioning Trust (WMSCT) has agreed to pay for vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) as a treatment for people with epilepsy.

A social event at Silverdale Working Men’s Club, Newcastle-under-Lyne, has raised £1,025 for the Stoke-on-Trent Branch of national charity Epilepsy Action. 

The event was organised by Steve and Debbie Nixon from Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyne. The Nixons decided to raise funds for the charity as Mr Nixon has epilepsy. The event included a raffle and auction. A donation of £100 was also made on the night. 

Tom and Laura Robinson, a brother and sister from Epilepsy Action’s Solihull Branch, are putting on a photo exhibition in Birmingham. The aim is to raise awareness of epilepsy and show that there is more to people with epilepsy than the condition itself. It is titled “I am more than epilepsy”.

A Kenilworth woman is preparing to put the kettle on as part of Epilepsy Action’s National Tea Break. Christine Butler has organised a tea break to raise funds to support the 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK. 

A Gloucester woman is hosting a ladies pamper evening in memory of her sister, who died a year ago. 

Lisa Price is hosting the event at Saintbridge Rugby Club on Friday 30 September. Lisa’s sister, Tracy, died suddenly last September aged just 37. Tracy developed epilepsy when she was 14 years old and so Lisa’s event will raise money for national charity Epilepsy Action.

Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is hosting an epilepsy information event in Birmingham to provide support to families with an interest in the condition.  

It will take place on Saturday 1 October, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holliday Street, Birmingham, from 10.00am to 3.30pm. 

The Stoke-on-Trent Branch of Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is hosting an information day on Wednesday 10 August 2011.

The event will take place at Lloyds Pharmacy (next to the Britannia Building Society), 117-119 High Street, Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent. An information stand will be available in the pharmacy from 10.00am until 2.00pm. The event is open to anyone with an interest in epilepsy.

A Tividale woman is preparing to pull on her walking shoes to support Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy charity. 

Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is celebrating 30 years of supporting people with epilepsy in the Warwick area.

Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is celebrating National Epilepsy Week to support people with epilepsy.

Members of Epilepsy Action’s Coventry Branch will be holding a tin collection on Friday 20 May in Coventry’s city centre precinct from 9.30 to 4pm. The aim is to support the work of the branch and provide further information about the condition.