Welcome
Nearly 40,000 Scots have epilepsy. Children and older people are most at risk of developing this common serious neurological condition but anyone can develop epilepsy at any time – and 8 people a day in Scotland do. We want to make sure the needs of people with epilepsy are met. This is why we campaign for improved healthcare, better information provision and an end to stigma.
Whats on
e-petition and Campaign - More Epilepsy Specialist Nurses
Best practise certificate for epilepsy
Charities Merge
We are pleased to announce the merger of Enlighten - Tackling epilepsy with Epilepsy Scotland from 1 April 2008. Enlighten's Lothian-based operations are now part of our services that help nearly 40,000 people affected by this common neurological condition. Together we can deliver a wider range of direct services often to vulnerable families. Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, opened Epilepsy Scotland's new Edinburgh office during National Epilepsy Week. More details are available from our Press Release
Sign more nurses
You can help to increase the number of epilepsy specialist nurses in Scotland. Epilepsy Scotland’s electronic petition is on the Scottish Parliament website. It is calling for more epilepsy specialist nurses to help children, adults and those with learning disability. Sign your support by clicking on: http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=258
Parliamentary Debate
Hugh O'Donnell MSP sponsored an epilepsy debate in the Scottish Parliament on 16 April on the need for more epilepsy and learning disability specialist nurses in Scotland. Here is the Parliamentary Motion