Young Epilepsy gives cautious welcome to NHS standards

Young Epilepsy has welcomed the Government’s plans to assess quality of NHS services but warned there is an immediate need to improve care for those with epilepsy.

The new assessment system was announced by the Government on 7 December and will benchmark a variety of issues that affect those with epilepsy including:

• Unplanned hospitalisation for epilepsy in those under 19 years of age
• Health related quality of life and employment of people with long-term health conditions
• Children and young people’s experience of healthcare

Please see the Young Epilepsy website to read the full media release