How our service can help you
Our Adult Epilepsy Nurse Service provides nurse-led care for patients over 16 years of age with a diagnosis of epilepsy. The epilepsy nurses can support you if you are referred to the service by a consultant neurologist, and you are registered with a GP in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, or South Lincolnshire. The service can offer the following.
- Clinic appointments (face to face, video link, or telephone) and access to a dedicated epilepsy nurse helpline
- Providing information to increase your understanding and the self-management of epilepsy
- Specialist support with medication prescribed for your epilepsy
- Transition clinics – supporting 16-year-olds into the adult service
- Preconception / pregnancy advice and post-delivery support
- Support with lifestyle issues such as driving, employment, going to university
- Strong links with acute, community and multi-disciplinary teams
- Access to consultant neurologists and adult epilepsy nurse prescribers
We are not an emergency service. If you have an emergency, please contact your GP, or dial 111 or 999 depending on your emergency and circumstances.
Read our service leaflet here that you can download: Epilepsy Service Leaflet 2026.pdf 271KB
Other essential information
Support organisations that may be able to help with driving, employment, benefits, travel and holidays, alarms, and safety equipment:
- Epilepsy Society: www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
- Epilepsy Action: www.epilepsy.org.uk
- Young Epilepsy: www.youngepilepsy.org.uk
- Epilepsy Research UK: www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk
- SUDEP Action: www.sudep.org
Contact the service
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Adult Epilepsy Nurse Service
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
2 Phorpres Close,
Cygnet Park, Hampton,
Peterborough, PE7 8FZT: 0330 7260077
E: adultepilepsyteam@cpft.nhs.uk - Business Hours/Visiting Hours: Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays), 9am-5pm. We aim to respond to enquiries within three working days
Referral Information
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Referral criteria: Over 16 years of age with a diagnosis of epilepsy and registered with a GP in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, or South Lincolnshire.
To refer please call or e-mail the Adult Epilepsy Team at:
Tel: 0330 7260077
E-mail: adultepilepsyteam@cpft.nhs.uk
Where to park and are there parking charges?
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There are a variety of clinic venues (hospital and GP surgeries). Some of these charge for parking, others will be free.
Our clinic venues
Stamford Hospital, Peterborough Hospital, Healthy Living Centre, Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre, Doddington, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Chesterton Medical Centre, Brookfield Hospital.
Is there access and support for patients and visitors with a disability?
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There are a variety of clinic venues which are NHS facilities (hospital and GP surgeries). Generally there is access for disabilities, although this may not always be the case. Please contact the admin team to discuss on a case by case basis.
How to cancel your appointment
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Please call the admin team on 0330 726 0077 or e-mail adultepilepsyteam@cpft.nhs.uk to cancel or rearrange your appointment
Carers Information
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A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
At Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, we value the often life-long support carers provide and recognise them as equal care partners. We want to offer as much guidance and reassurance as possible, to help you in your caring role. You can find general information and support for adult carers, young carers and parent carers by following this link.