North West England and Yorkshire
The main Epilepsy Action contact in the region is Annie Thompson, the regional services manager.
She can be contacted by phone on 01904 426479 or by email athompson@epilepsy.org.uk
If you have epilepsy or you care for someone with epilepsy then please contact your local volunteer branch for details of meetings, information and support in your area.
- Regional conferences and seminars
- Epilepsy Action press releases in Yorkshire and the Humber and North West England
For any other queries about the local branches, please contact the regional services manager (see above).
(PACE = Parents and Carers of Children with Epilepsy)
| Regional Services Manager: Annie Thompson 01904 426 479 athompson@epilepsy.org.uk |
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Local Support Group/Branch |
Contact |
Tel No |
| BLACKBURN AND HYNDBURN | Pauline Gordon |
01254 382 032 01254 381 852 |
| CARLISLE | Catherine |
07725 302 736 |
| DONCASTER | Irene |
0130 2783 599 |
| EDEN DISTRICT | Susan |
01768 862 932 |
| FYLDE COAST | ||
| HARROGATE | Carl David |
01423 873 598 07899 880047 |
| HUDDERSFIELD | Joan |
0148 4427 296 |
| HULL AND DISTRICT | Mark Suzanne |
01482 580068 0148 2654 541 |
| LEEDS | Geoff |
0113 282 8164 |
| MORECAMBE BAY | Ann |
01524 732 316 |
| OLDHAM | John |
0161 633 7337 |
| PENDLE | Bob Denise |
01282 865 870 01282 616 317 |
| PRESTON | Mike Beth |
01772 782 420 01772 727 376 |
| SALFORD AND DISTRICT | Rita |
0161 748 0535 |
| SCARBOROUGH | Tracey |
07745 102 202 |
| SHEFFIELD | Maureen Duncan |
0114 296 7892 0114 235 2197 |
| SOUTH CUMBRIA | Carl |
01229 430 988 |
| SOUTH MANCHESTER | Karen |
0161 998 2625 |
| STOCKPORT | Gordon |
01625 872231 |
| STOKE-ON-TRENT | John |
01782 775 846 |
| WEST CUMBRIA | Margaret |
01900 821 362 |
| WIGAN | Susan Jean |
01942 741 997 01942 703 554 |
| YORK | Andrew Nadia |
01904 760 171 01904 760 895 |
Local branch events:
| Date | Branch | Event |
| Friday 4 July | Leeds branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Morrison's, Rothwell, Leeds |
| Thursday 31 July | South Cumbria branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Hawkshead, Cumbria |
| Sunday 24 August | Huddersfield branch | Advice and information stand at Oakwell Hall, Huddersfield |
| Thursday 28 August | South Cumbria branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Ulverston |
| Thursday 18 September | Pendle branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Sainsbury's, Burnley |
| Thursday 18 September | Stoke-on-Trent branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Sainsbury's Stoke-on-Trent |
| Fri 10 / Sat 11 October | Stoke-on-Trent branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Sainsbury's, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Saturday 1 November | York branch | Advice and information day + tin collection, Sainsbury's, Monks Cross, York |
Epilepsy Helpline
- UK freephone 0808 800 5050
- International +44 113 210 8850
- Online Tuesdays 1900-2100
- Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
- Txt msg: 07797 805 390 info
Latest News
Less than half of patients with active epilepsy in the United States are informed by their doctors about treatment options, according to a survey by the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation.
Asking people who have partial seizures how often they have seizures does not appear to provide an accurate count, according to a report in the journal Archives of Neurology.
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