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If you are an employer and you employ someone or are considering employing someone with epilepsy then you need to be aware of how their epilepsy might affect their work. If you already employ someone with epilepsy, the first step is to talk to your employee and make sure you are fully informed about their…

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Whether you already hold a licence, or you’re hoping to apply for one for the first time, it’s a legal requirement that you tell the DVLA (For UK) about your epilepsy. So, what does this mean for people with epilepsy? It’s a common myth that if you have epilepsy you will never be able to…

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In an ideal NHS world, there would be an abundance of highly trained Specialist Nurses working across every specialism. The value of Specialist Nurse resources has been proved time and again. Unfortunately, the funding is not forthcoming for this requirement and many more fundamentals of our service. As a Specialist Epilepsy Clinical Lead Nurse in…

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There has been some incidents reported over the years of people with Epilepsy being arrested and receiving unsuitable management of their Epilepsy in some cases causing distress for the person and the police officers involved. An awareness of Epilepsy and the different types of seizures is paramount for the officers to be able to identify…

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