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National Epilepsy Week runs from 23-29 May and this year epilepsy charities in the UK are focusing on both the important role that families, friends, colleagues and healthcare professionals play in supporting people with epilepsy, and also on how the condition can impact them.

Researchers at the Epilepsy Society fear that adults in social care with epilepsy and learning disabilities could be receiving the wrong medication or treatment due to a lack of diagnosis.

MPs who have been supportive of Zach's Law argue that there is still more to do in tightening the draft online safety laws.

Comedian Jake Lambert is 32 and on a mission to get people talking – and laughing – about epilepsy, more specifically his own epilepsy. He uses his stand-up comedy gigs across the country to bring the house down while at the same time helping audiences to understand more about the condition. And it’s working.

In a landmark report, MPs and peers are urging the government to introduce a new offence – Zach’s Law – to protect people with epilepsy from malicious posts designed to cause seizures.

The Epilepsy Society were delighted that our local MP, Sarah Green, chose to mention the effects of climate change on people with epilepsy in her first ever question to the Prime Minister.