The paediatric team will support you as you start to think about transition, this team includes doctors, epilepsy nurse specialists, dietitians, and psychologists. You might see some or all of the team as part of your care.  When you move to the adult team you may also see people in these different roles.

You can contact the teams with any questions or concerns you have. The paediatric epilepsy clinical nurse specialists at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children can be contacted on 0117 342 7933.  Paediatric Epilepsy Surgery Nurse Specialists at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children can be contacted on 0117 342 7935 or 0117 342 7934.

There are learning disability and Autism teams avaialable in the childrens and adult hospitals if you need extra support to access appointments and understand information, talk to your team and they will be happy to help you.

When you transfer, dependant on your epilepsy you may be referred to another hospital or to your GP. It can be helpful to make sure you keep their contact numbers somewhere accessible. If you are just in the process of transferring do contact your paediatric team if you are not sure who to contact.

When you move to adult services you may been seen in one of a number of different hospitals. You can find the contact numbers for adult epilepsy services below:

• Southmead Hospital - The hospital contact number is 0117 9505050. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 0117 4140847.
• Barnstable Hospital - The hospital contact number is 01271 322577. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01271 311 747.
• Royal United Hospital, Bath - The hospital contact number is 01225 428331. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01225 825856.
• Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital - The hospital contact number is 01392 411611. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01392 406269.
• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - The hospital contact number is 0300 4222222. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 0300 4226403.
• Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - The hospital contact number is 01752 202082. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01752 431292.
• Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton - The hospital contact number is 01823 333444. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01823 342133.
• Torbay Hospital - The hospital contact number is 01803 614567. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01803 320668 or epilepsyspecialistnurses.tct@nhs.net.
• Treliske Hospital, Truro - The hospital contact number is 01872 250000. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01872253088.
• Yeovil Hospital - The hospital contact number is 01935 475122. The epilepsy team can be contacted directly on 01823 342133.

For some young adults you might find your care is managed under your GP or you are discharged completely. If this happens contact your GP directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Alongside your healthcare teams there are many supportive groups too that meet regularly for people with epilepsy. 

• For young people age 18-26 (though, contact them if you are just outside of this age range) there is a bristol based twice monthly in person support group run by Epilepsy Action. 
• Young Epilepsy run a range of virtual groups.
• Epilepsy Actionrun a range of virtual groups.
• Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity run online virtual support groups including one for young people with epilepsy.

For general epilepsy support and advice you can contact Epilepsy Action's helpline on 0808 800 5050 or Epilepsy Society's helpline on 01494 601 400. See their websites for more details on opening times, and other options such as webchat and email.