Inquiry into epilepsy services - 26 June 2007
A catalogue of failures in the care and treatment of people with epilepsy has resulted
in around 400 avoidable deaths a year and £189 million in wasted funds, according
to a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on epilepsy published today
(June 26).
Wasted Money, Wasted Lives, a hard-hitting report, supported by the Joint Epilepsy
Council of the UK and Ireland, into the human and economic costs of epilepsy in England,
condemns continued government failure to meet the needs of people living with the
condition..read in full..