Sodium valproate is a very effective epilepsy medicine for many people. However, it carries a risk when taken during pregnancy and three epilepsy charities believe more women need to be made aware
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has today published a new guideline to help healthcare professionals care for women with epilepsy during pregnancy.
A key motion on epilepsy will be up for debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in Belfast. The debate follows much campaigning by Epilepsy Action and may lead to significant improvements to the standards of epilepsy healthcare
Over the last couple of years you may have read a lot about the NHS changes in England. These changes can be quite confusing, particularly when it comes down to how it will affect you. Below we have set out a quick guide to the changes, and what it means for epilepsy.
We're delighted that a Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicator for pre-conception counselling has been confirmed for 2011/12. This change will start from April 1.
One of our stated aims is to "bring about permanent change for the social and medical benefit of people with epilepsy". We achieve this in a number of different ways, including asking people about their personal experiences of living with the condition - and this is what we're doing at the moment.
If you live in the UK, and have used epilepsy services in the last two years, then we would like you to complete our survey.
