Coronavirus Vaccinations

Your local GP practice is receiving a large number of calls regarding the coronavirus vaccine. We hope the information below will save you from having to call them. On the key question of when you will be vaccinated, please wait to be contacted. Your GP (or the NHS) will let you know when it is……

#Lockdown3 update

Okay, so we are currently in #Lockdown3 in the UK – and “should” be out of it by Spring/April 2021. We don’t know if we will be able to meet and hold our meetings just yet, depending on the venue we use. But, hold tight – we are still around !  This micro-website will be……

Join Actor and Longtime Epilepsy Advocate, Greg Grunberg – Star Wars, A Star Is Born, Star Trek and more – for a Facebook Live with the Epilepsy Foundation

Hear from Actor Greg Grunberg ( Star Wars The Last Skywalker, A Star Is Born, Star Trek Beyond ) talking about Epilepsy and his son Jake in this live webcast over this Covid19 lockdown period

NEWS ALERT 🚨 : Some AED Medications Recalled

Please visit : https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/fmd-alert-class-2-mdr-123-05-19?cachebust=1561646198#Product-table Certain batches of three medicines for Parkinson’s, epilepsy and blood clots are being recalled in the UK, and patients are being asked to arrange a new prescription via their GP. The affected prescription-only medicines are : Neupro Vimpat Clexane with a B & S Healthcare label, the UK’s medicine regulator said.……

Talk About It Podcast : Episode 1

Link : https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talk-about-it-4 Episode Info Actor Greg Grunberg (A Star Is Born, Star Wars, Star Trek, Heroes, Alias) takes the Talk About It organization to the next level with this brand new podcast! In this episode, he sits down with filmmakers such as director JJ Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek) and celebrities that use their……

Group Meeting Dates from January to April 2019

Hello, to keep you updated, here’s the dates of our next four Group meetings, for 2019. All meetings start at 7PM, and end by 9PM. 8th January, 2019 5th February, 2019 5th March, 2019 2nd April, 2019 Our meeting schedule can be added to your online diary, just click this link :  https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=YnJpc3RvbGVwaWxlcHN5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ  

Facebook Live – January 16th 2019 : “A Mind Unraveled” with Kurt Eichenwald

Watch this Facebook Live – on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 8:00 pm. ET The epilepsy journey can be a traumatic experience, especially when people are not given correct information or do not see an epilepsy specialist. Myths, misbeliefs, and lack of knowledge all contribute to the misperceptions and negative life experiences faced by so many……

PODCAST: Episode 4 – EPILEPSY AND WOMEN

Dr/Consultant Howard Faulkner, is a Epilepsy Neuro-Consultant in Bristol. In this podcast recording, Dr Faulkner talks about WOMEN AND EPILEPSY, providing a great insight and information in how Epilepsy and Seizures effect the female body, at all ages. Podcast Duration: 1 Hour Podcast Recorded: November 2012 Podcast Recorded at: Bristol Epilepsy Support Group Monthly Meeting MORE……

Notes for Meeting: 2nd October 2018

Here are some notes and links to what we are talking about on this month’s Bristol #Epilepsy Support Group meeting: DWP STOP accepting new Universal Credit claims from people on PIP and revert back to legacy system https://universalcreditsuffer.com/2018/09/30/dwp-stop-accepting-new-universal-credit-claims-from-people-on-pip-and-revert-back-to-legacy-system/ Epilepsy Society Conference 2018 – report back https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/annual-conference-1 Epilepsy Foundation of America & Talk About It: talk……

Fundraising Gig for Epilepsy in Bristol – Aug 10, 2018

Join AFO Audio and friends, for an exciting fundraising gig for Epilepsy Society to be held in Bristol on FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST, 2018.