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.

Please CLICK HERE to read the report in full.

Please CLICK HERE for the press release.

JEC Member Helplines
Further information on all aspects of epilepsy can be obtained by contacting the helplines of the following Joint Epilepsy Council member organisations:

Epilepsy Action
Freephone telephone no. 0808 800 5050
Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
Opening hours are:
· 9am – 4.30 pm Monday to Thursday
· 9am – 4pm Fridays (all UK times)

Epilepsy Bereaved
Telephone no. 01235 772852
Open 24 hours per week and 24 hour answering machine available.

National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE)
Enquiry Line:
Telephone no. 01342 831342
Email: enquiry@ncype.org.uk
Opening hours are 9.30 – 12.30 Monday to Friday

National Society for Epilepsy
Telephone no. 01494 601400
Open Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm