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How to contact the Epilepsy nurses
Who are the epilepsy nurses?
The epilepsy nurses are based at Ryegate Children’s Centre. They provide information and advice to children and young people and families living with epilepsy and under the care of the Paediatric Neurologists, as well as other Consultants, at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
How can the epilepsy nurses help?
A diagnosis of epilepsy can be difficult to process for children and young people and their families. The nursing team can provide written information about epilepsy for you.
The nursing team run specialist clinics, and offer telephone and virtual appointments, as well as the opportunity to meet face to face at Ryegate Children’s Centre. They have an epilepsy surgery co-ordinator who supports patients through the epilepsy surgery programme, and the team provide post-surgery support and follow up clinics including vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) checks.
The nurses also provide epilepsy and rescue medication training for nurseries and schools, and other organisations. They also run clinics to support teenagers living with epilepsy and other complex conditions through their transition into adult services.
Information:
We cannot provide emergency advice.
In case of emergency, you must contact your GP, local Emergency Department of the Emergency services on 999.
Please contact your local epilepsy nurse or local epilepsy doctor first.
If you need to reschedule or cancel an appointment please
contact our appointments teams between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, with at least 4 days notice.
Ryegate appointments on 0114 226 0674 or 0114 226 0676.
Sheffield Children’s Hospital appointments on 0114 305 3691.
How can I contact the epilepsy nurses?
For children under the care of the paediatric neurology team at Ryegate, we have a non-urgent telephone advice answerphone on 0114 271 7620, Monday to Friday during 9am till 5pm. Please leave a message, with:
- your child’s name
- your child’s date of birth
- consultants name
- telephone number to reach you on
We will return your call as soon as possible.
For children under the care of a consultant at Sheffield
Children’s Hospital, please contact the consultant whose
care they are under via the hospital switchboard on 0114 271 7000.
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Disclaimer
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
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