The Joint Epilepsy Council of the U.K. and Ireland
Registered Charity No. 1104313
PO Box 186, Leeds LS20 8WY
E: sharon.jec@btconnect.com
Contact: Sharon Wood
General Secretary
Tel:01943 871852

Working to meet the needs of people with epilepsy and their families

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JEC Personnel

Executive Committee

     
  General Secretary Sharon Wood  
  Address JEC,
PO Box 186,
Leeds LS20 8WY
  
  Telephone 01943 871852  
  E-mail Sharon.jec@btconnect.com  
     
  Chair Karen Deacon  
  Address National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy,
St. Piers Lane,
Lingfield,
Surrey RH7 6PW
  
  Telephone 01342 832243  
  Fax 01342 835506  
  E-mail kdeacon@ncype.org.uk  
     
  Treasurer Simon Wigglesworth  
  Address Epilepsy Action,
New Anstey House,
Gate Way Drive,
Yeadon,
Leeds. LS19 7XY
  
  Telephone 0113 210 8800  
  Fax 0113 391 0300  
  E-mail swigglesworth@epilepsy.org.uk  
     
  Member Sally Gomersall  
  Address

contact through the General Secretary

  
  Telephone -  
  Fax -  
  E-mail sally.gomersall@epilepsyawareness.co.uk  
     
  Member Graham Faulkner  
  Address NSE, Chesham Lane,
Chalfont St. Peter,
Bucks. SL9 0RJ
  
  Telephone 01494 601300  
  E-mail graham.faulkner@epilepsynse.org.uk  
     
  Member John Lipetz  
  Address

John Lipetz,
Epilepsy Bereaved,
PO Box 112,
Wantage DO,
OXFORD. OX12 8XT

  
  Telephone 01235 772850  
  E-mail johnlipetz@hotmail.com  
     
  Member Alan Cruickshank  
  Address National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy,
St. Piers Lane,
LINGFIELD,
Surrey  RH7 6PW		  
  Telephone 01342 831252  
  E-mail acruickshank@ncype.org.uk  
     
  Member Matthew Walker  
  Address Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,
Institute of Neurology,
Queen Square,
LONDON. WC1N 3BG		  
  Telephone 020 7837 3611 Ext. 4302  
  E-mail mwalker@ion.ucl.ac.uk  
     
  Member Leslie Young  
  Address Epilepsy Scotland,
48 Govan Road,
GLASGOW.  G51 1JL		  
  Telephone 0141 427 4911  
  E-mail lyoung@epilepsyscotland.org.uk  
     

 

Special Notices   

JEC News
April 10 edition now available online - click here

JEC Launches Epilepsy Call For Action Leaflet
The JEC has launched its call for action leaflet for epilepsy in time for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. We believe better management of care and resources is needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. This could prevent 400 deaths per year, bring thousands more people into employment and boost the education of young people with the condition. It could also save Government over £22million per year! To find out more click here.

National Epilepsy Week (NEW) 2010
Due to the timing of the General Election at Westminster, National Epilepsy Week 2010 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will take place week commencing Sunday 13th June. The topic is Epilepsy and the Under-25s.

Member organisation Brainwave, in Ireland, will be retaining the usual May dates for NEW 2010 and activities being organised by them in May, and other events being staged in June can be found by clicking here.

"Taking the Tablets" collaboration
JEC members Epilepsy Bereaved, the National Society for Epilepsy, Epilepsy Scotland, Epilepsy Action and the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy have joined forces under the JEC umbrella to develop an information DVD on the importance of taking anti-epileptic medication.

The ‘Taking the Tablets’ DVD and accompanying booklet offers a programme for people with epilepsy about anti-epileptic drug treatment with views and experiences of people with the condition and two medical professionals.

Speaking on the DVD, Dr Henry Smithson Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Sheffield; “The majority of people who have epileptic seizures are given anti-epileptic drugs to try and reduce or even stop the seizures…Between 60 and 70% of people’s seizures can be stopped by anti-epileptic drugs” Click here to watch the dvd

 

 


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