South East England
The main Epilepsy Action contact in the region is Susan Mistry, the regional services manager.
She can be contacted by phone on 01372 744302 or by email smistry@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 London and South East 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: Susan Mistry 01372 744302 smistry@epilepsy.org.uk |
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Local Support Group/Branch |
Contact |
Tel No |
| ASHFORD | Pam |
01303 812 138 |
| BARKING AND DAGENHAM WITH HAVERING | Lorraine |
020 8593 2407 |
| BARNET | Ginny Irene |
020 8445 8724 020 8444 4453 |
| BRIGHTON AND HOVE | Madeline Sue |
01273 508 620 01273 723 059 |
| EAST LONDON | Gary Tony |
07971 079964 020 7531 1846 |
| GUILDFORD | Judith |
01252 792 974 |
| HARROW | Jane or Peter |
020 8907 6308 |
| JERSEY | Monica |
0800 7354 121 |
| MEDWAY | Margaret Susan Mistry |
01634 261 832 01372 744 302 |
| NORTH WESTMINSTER | Penny |
020 7630 7803 |
| READING | Michael Russell |
07983 506 703 07983 506 703 |
| SOUTH WEST LONDON | Sally Sarah |
01784 229 430 020 8893 9770 |
| TUNBRIDGE WELLS | Malcolm |
01892 533 305 |
| WEST LONDON | Barbara (evenings & weekends) |
020 8997 8852 |
| WEST SUSSEX | Anna |
01903 752126 |
Branch vacancies
- Reading branch – branch secretary
- London Borough of Sutton branch – chair, vice-chair, treasurer, secretary and minute secretary
- North Westminster branch - secretary
- more information
Local branch events:
Date |
Branch |
Event |
June |
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Friday 10.30am - 3.30pm |
New Chichester Branch | Advice and information in Old Court Room, North Street, Chichester, also looking for interest in a new branch in the area |
July |
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Tuesday 7.30pm |
SW London Branch | Seminar on support with Sapphire Nurse and Support Dogs, please contact branch for details or conference section for bookings |
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Saturday |
Guildford Branch | Epilepsy the Options conference at Holiday Inn, Guildford. See conference section for booking arrangements |
August |
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| Saturday 2 August |
London Forum | Picnic by the London Eye, open to all. Bring a picnic and join London Branch members for a fun day out. Concessionary prices available on the Eye. |
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Thursday 28 August 7.15pm |
East London Branch | Seminar with 3 neurologists from the National Hospital all covering different aspects of living with epilepsy |
November |
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| Friday 14 November | Guildford Branch | Half day refresher course for carers, please contact branch for more details |
December |
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December |
London Forum |
Carol singing in Trafalgar Square |
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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