Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101056
Epilepsy: Research
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Anneliese Midgley
Labour — Knowsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of epilepsy to (a) the NHS and (b) the wider economy; and how this estimate informs decisions on funding for epilepsy research.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedWhile the Government has not made a formal estimate of the cost of epilepsy to the National Health Service and the wider economy, we are aware of a report published by Economist Impact in February 2024, titled, The value of action: mitigating the impact o...
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