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Sophie Buchan

Edinburgh man suffering from epilepsy joins call for more specialist nurses in Scotland

A man from Edinburgh who suffers from epilepsy is joining the call to ask for more specialist nurses in Scotland admitting they are "essential" in helping those who suffer with the condition.

In Scotland alone, epilepsy is said to affect one in 97 which is the equivalent to roughly 55,000 people.

It comes as a new report highlighted just how crucial epilepsy specialist nurses (ESN) are with charities asking for more to be done to deliver support across the country.

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