The recommendation has come from a UK-wide review of health services for children suffering from the potentially fatal condition.
The Epilepsy12 Audit involved paediatricians, nurses as well as children and parents. While much of the report focuses on wider health service provision, the study does raise concerns about the extent to which schools and school nurses are kept informed.
Some children in the study reported that their schools have a “lack of information” about their condition. One in five young people raised concerns in this area, with one sufferer telling the report: ”My school does not understand enough.”
Meanwhile, 17 per cent of the parents involved in the research said that health services were not good at working together with schools.
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