How our service can help you
The nurse specialist team supports patients with epilepsy from the age of 18 years old.
They are registered nurses and have experience in caring for people living with a diagnosis of epilepsy. They can provide you and your family/carer with information about epilepsy and they can make sure that you are getting the right help and support from other healthcare professionals. They can provide monitoring and advice during medication changes and help you access other services if required. They are also the link between you, your neurologist and your GP.
You may be referred to the service for expert help and support with managing your epilepsy diagnosis. The service can offer the following:
- Information to help understand your diagnosis
- Help to manage your condition
- Telephone and email support (non-urgent)
- Annual reviews
- Specialist support with medication prescribed for your epilepsy
- Pre-conception advice and monitoring of your epilepsy if you are a pregnant
- Seizure care plans and access and referral to other services.
Contact the service
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Peterborough
Unit 2
Phorpres Close
Cygnet Park
Hampton
Peterborough
PE7 8FZ
Cambridge
Nye Bevan House
Brookfields Hospital
351 Mill Rd
Cambridge
3B1 3DF
T: 0330 7260077
- Business Hours/Visiting Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30 pm, excluding bank holidays
Referral Information
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Please send referrals for the service to CPM-TR.Epilepsy@nhs.net
Where to park and are there parking charges?
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There are a variety of clinic venues which are NHS facilities (hospital and GP surgeries). Some of these charge for parking, others will be free.
Is there access and support for patients and visitors with a disability?
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There are a variety of clinic venues which are NHS facilities (hospital and GP surgeries). Generally there is access for disabilities, although this may not always be the case. Please contact the admin team to discuss on a case by case basis.
How to cancel your appointment
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Please call the admin team on 0330 726 0077 to cancel or rearrange your appointment.
Other essential information
- The Epilepsy Nurse Specialists are not an emergency service. If you have an emergency please contact your GP, dial 111 or 999 depending on your emergency and circumstances. Support organisations Epilepsy Society www.epilepsysociety.org.uk Epilepsy Action- www.epilepsy.org.uk Young Epilepsy- www.youngepilepsy.org.uk Epilepsy Research UK - www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk SUDEP Action- www.sudep.org
Carers Information
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A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
At Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, we value the often life-long support carers provide and recognise them as equal care partners. We want to offer as much guidance and reassurance as possible, to help you in your caring role. You can find general information and support for adult carers, young carers and parent carers by following this link.
