Epilepsy
British Epilepsy Association
New Anstey House
Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, Leeds, N Yorkshire LS19 7XY
Tel: 0113 210 8800
Helpline: 0800 30 90 30
Fax: 0113 391 0300
E-mail: epilepsy@bea.org.uk
Web address: www.epilepsy.org.uk
Offers advice, information and support to people with epilepsy; runs a helpline and provides help locally through a national network of self-help groups. Provides education courses and seminars for professional and lay people and promotes research into epilepsy.
The National Society for Epilepsy
Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 0RJ
Tel: 01494 601 300
Helpline: 01494 601 400, 10am-4pm Mon-Fri
Fax: 01494 871927
Web address: www.erg.ion.ucl
Provides treatment, information and support; community networks; residential care; and research into epilepsy. Campaigns to enhance the health and well-being of people with epilepsy by improving provision.