Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13728
Epilepsy: Research
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase funding for epilepsy research and (b) improve treatment options for patients with epilepsy.
Answer
The Department funds research into epilepsy via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR spent almost £19 million on 46 epilepsy research projects in the five years from April 2019 to March 2024. Additionally, over this period,...
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