Better epilepsy care for children and young people across the East of England
The Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network brings together clinicians who care for children with epilepsy in our region. Here you’ll find our ratified regional guidelines and information for families.
For healthcare professionals
EPEN regional guidelines, ratified by the network, plus a curated list of national and specialist guidance.
For children, young people and families
Information leaflets written by our clinicians and trusted organisations that can offer support and advice.
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Papers of interest
Papers of interest – October 2026
For this inaugural Papers of interest post, EPEN member (and webmaster) Dr Peter Rose has chosen six recent papers that caught his…
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2027 EPEN meeting dates
We are delighted to announce the dates for our 2027 network meetings. Please save the dates: we will post each agenda nearer…
Meetings
October 2026 meeting agenda
Our October network meeting will take place at Girton College, Cambridge, on Thursday 22 October 2026, chaired by Bina Mukhtyar. The day…
About the network
EPEN is a network of healthcare professionals caring for children and young people with epilepsy in the East of England. Membership includes (but is not limited to) paediatricians, neurologists, epilepsy specialist nurses, neurophysiologists and psychologists.
We meet three times a year in Cambridge and are part of OPEN UK, the Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks in the UK.
NEXT NETWORK MEETING
11 February 2027
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