Learning Disability Epilepsy Service

Adults with learning disabilities and epilepsy have unique challenges that can affect safety and quality of life.

Doctors and nurses with specialist knowledge and skills may be required to help treat and manage seizures and stay safe.

We will work with the individual, family members and carers to offer holistic care including:

• medication management
• regular reviews (every 3 to 4 months)
• vagal nerve stimulation service
• safety support and advice

Our team consists of:

• psychiatrists with a specialist interest in epilepsy
• epilepsy specialist nurses
• medical secretaries and administrative assistants
• team managers from the Learning Disability service

Contact the team

• Write to: Learning Disability Epilepsy service, Chy Govenek, Threemilestone Industrial Estate, Threemilestone, Truro, TR4 9LD
• Call 01872 221 222
• Email the Learning Disability Epilepsy service

Referral to the Learning Disability Epilepsy service is via the Access team. Email your referral.

We offer epilepsy awareness training to people who have an active referral to our service.

Our training is for family members and carers. It is delivered by our epilepsy specialist nurses and follows the national best practice guidelines.

For training information and bookings, call 01209 204 023 or email the Skills and Development team.

We work together with the community learning disability service if you have additional health needs.

We also work with your GP practice and primary care liaison nurses to monitor and treat any health concerns.

We may need to refer to a specialist epilepsy centre for second opinions and more specialist treatments.

• Specialist epilepsy service leaflet
• Specialist epilepsy service discharge advice
• Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) information sheet

• Best practice guidelines (link coming soon)
• Carer competency document (link coming soon)
• First aid in seizure advice

National charities

• Epilepsy Action
• Epilepsy Society
• SUDEP Action