From @epilepsyaction, Epilepsy Professional is the quarterly magazine written especially for & by health & research professionals concerned with epilepsy
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Simon Privett from @EpilepsyAction was diagnosed with epilepsy in 1996.
He says he jokes about his own condition, but would never make light of someone else’s
Medicine shortages are becoming “shockingly” commonplace according to a report from the @NuffieldTrust Read more here: epilepsy.org.uk/medicine-sho…
Epilepsy Action's website has been awarded @PiFonline TICK accreditation for a further year. Read more here: epilepsy.org.uk/epilepsy-act…
More than half of neurology and neurosurgery patients are waiting longer than 18 weeks to start treatment, according to the latest waiting time figures from the NHS. Read more here: epilepsy.org.uk/half-of-neur…
Covid-19 patients are no more likely to need epilepsy care in future than those who have flu, according to a study from @Yale. Read more here: epilepsy.org.uk/covid-no-mor…
The number of people living with neurological conditions - including epilepsy - has increased globally by 18%, according to research published in @TheLancetNeuro
epilepsy.org.uk/neurological…
A study from @SwanseaMedicine @EdinburghUni and @epilepsyaction found that people with epilepsy had a higher risk of being hospitalised with Covid and of dying from Covid during the first 15 months of the pandemic. Find out more here: epilepsy.org.uk/swansea-univ…
A new mental health treatment for children with epilepsy, developed by researchers at @ICHPsychMedTeam and @UCLchildhealth, has been shown to be more effective than standard care. Read more here: epilepsy.org.uk/mental-healt…
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.@Sarah_Sween, our Director of Membership and Development, shared @epilepsyaction’s article which highlights huge geographical inequalities across NHS neurology services🧠
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