Epilepsy hotline

Epilepsy sufferers are advised there is a free 1300 hotline available, run by Epilepsy Action Australia.

This number, called the Epilepsy Nurse Line, can be contacted for epilepsy-related advice. The service, funded and endorsed by the Australian Department of Health, is available from 9am to 5pm seven days a week.

Calls are answered by registered nurses with special training in epilepsy management. They are qualified to answer questions about medications, lifestyle implications of epilepsy such as drinking alcohol, driving, playing sport or pregnancy, planning for the NDIS, employment, first aid, seizure management and more. Nurses can also refer callers on to external services, if needed.

To use the service, call 1300 EPILEPSY (37 45 37) or email [email protected]

Further information is available at https://www.epilepsy.org.au/our_services/epilepsy-nurse-line/