The nurse-led community epilepsy service is part of the County Durham & Darlington Community Health Services Specialist Services. Our team consists of two registered nurses who have additional epilepsy qualifications and are registered with the national regulatory body, the Nursing & Midwifery Council. We also have two part time administrative staff who support the service. How can a nurse-led community epilepsy service support people with epilepsy? Epilepsy nurse specialists work with adults with epilepsy. We work in partnership with patients, carers and other colleagues to promote positive outcomes for people with epilepsy referred in to the service. We offer a range of specialist support, including;
Where is the service provided from? The nurse-led community epilepsy service is based in Chester Le Street Hospital, Front Street, Chester Le street, DH3 3AT.
When is the service provided? Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm. How do people access the service? Referrals are received from Neurologists, GPs, nurses, physicians or any other health professional. Patients will usually be seen in a community clinic in Durham and Chester-le-Street or Derwentside. PLEASE NOTE - At present the service is only available to patients living in the Durham and Chester-le-Street and Derwentside localities
Contact Details Telephone: 0191 3876531
To find out what services and help are available please click on the links below for more information. Information - Joint Epilepsy Council / Epilepsy Action / The National Society for Epilepsy Women and epilepsy Learning disability and epilepsy Brain tumours and epilepsy Anxiety and depression in epilepsy Neurology service; Children's epilepsy service
'I would like to thank all the staff for my treatment and their professionalism.'
Patient, Cardiology Department, Bishop Auckland Hospital