Trustees Week: Why I became a trustee

  This week is Trustees’ Week and we felt it was a great opportunity to get to know our trustees and also why they...

Trustees Week: Why I became a trustee

  This week is Trustees’ Week and we are sharing some stories of why our trustees joined Epilepsy Scotland. Below Lesley Carruthers shares her...

Identifying depression in young people

  Bruce Shiell, Wellbeing Worker at Epilepsy Scotland looks at how being diagnosed with epilepsy can affect self-esteem for many children and how parents...

How jewellery can help with epilepsy and mental health

  Inspired by her experiences of living with epilepsy and anxiety, jewellery designer Kim Tiong shares how she has created jewellery to help people...

Brexit update – Supply of medicines

  Epilepsy Scotland, along with several other charities, met with the Scottish Government’s Principal Pharmaceutical Officer and Head of Medicines Policy earlier this year....

65 years of Epilepsy Scotland

  We are celebrating our 65th anniversary next month and our Chief Executive, Lesslie Young looks at 65 years of Epilepsy Scotland.

My experience of living with photosensitive epilepsy

  We are looking for people to share their experiences of living with epilepsy and get people talking about epilepsy to help fight the...

Epilepsy and sleep: Ways to get a good night’s rest

  Our Helpline & Information Officer, Uschi Stickroth looks at a lack of sleep and how being tired is a common seizure trigger and...

Ways to help you stay healthy at work

  Bruce Shiell, Wellbeing Worker at Epilepsy Scotland looks at ways to stay healthy at work.

Epilepsy Scotland’s National Conference

  Following the success of our last conference in Edinburgh, we have decided to host an event in Glasgow, Saturday 2 November. The conference...