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JEC National Epilepsy Week Events

A series of lobbying events took place during National Epilepsy Week (18-22 May 2009) when people from across the UK met with politicians to raise awareness of the condition and to demand better epilepsy services.

Events took place at Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and Stormont in Northern Ireland. Over 90 politicians from around the UK attended, with many meeting local constituents to hear about their experiences.

Please click here for further details in our press release.

Sharon Hodgson MP opening the JEC lobbying event at Westminster.

Inquiry into epilepsy services
(26 June 2007)

A catalogue of failures in the care and treatment of people with epilepsy has resulted in around 400 avoidable deaths a year and £189 million in wasted funds, according to a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on epilepsy published today (June 26).

Wasted Money, Wasted Lives ,  a hard-hitting report, supported by the Joint Epilepsy Council of the UK and Ireland, into the human and economic costs of epilepsy in England, condemns continued government failure to meet the needs of people living with the condition.

The APPG, supported by the JEC, will be carrying out a review of the report over the summer recess and details will appear here shortly.

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