Local Assembly Member Paul Davies has recently attended an epilepsy awareness event at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. Currently there are around 20,000 – 30,000 people with epilepsy in Wales and approximately 1,500 people develop epilepsy each year. The event focused on the epilepsy commissioning directive, which was published in 2009 and highlights what a good epilepsy service in Wales should look like and what local health boards need to do to achieve this.

Paul Davies said, "I was delighted to attend the epilepsy awareness event to learn more about the challenges facing patients and families of those with this condition. The work of Epilepsy Wales is invaluable in supporting and working with epilepsy suffers. I will continue to support any efforts made by Epilepsy Wales in the future and I look forward to working with them closely."

He added, "Sadly, the implications of living with epilepsy are far reaching for individuals and their families; as well as having costly implications for government and service providers. The Welsh Government must therefore ensure that the highest level of treatment, support and education can be delivered to patients the length and breadth of Wales."