Analysing trends in emergency and hospital admissions for people with epilepsy, CY P03 23 03

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects approximately 1% of the population. People with epilepsy experience seizures (of varying types) controlled by anti-seizure medication if varying success and difficult to tolerate side effects. Those with active epilepsy (still experiencing seizures) are likely to face mental health problems, live in greater levels of social deprivation and face difficulties continuing driving and in employment. Good quality care can increase the likelihood of achieving seizure control and seizure freedom for around 70% of people with epilepsy, which in turn reduces the number of people presenting at secondary care for treatment. This requires balancing seizure control and also the wider psychological and social impacts of epilepsy. This research will analyse who is in greater need for care by exploring trends in hospital admissions, both in the emergency department, and those who present in the emergency department who go on to be admitted. Understanding the patterns of people experiencing seizures when presenting at secondary care, where hospitals incur a higher cost to treat, can inform primary care services of who are most at risk in the population of people with epilepsy of adverse outcomes, identifying pockets of need to channel local resources to.

01/07/2023

1 years