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Epilepsy: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce mandatory epilepsy training for (a) employers and (b) employees.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
8 Jan 2026 · 71 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce mandatory epilepsy training for (a) employers and (b) employees.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Employers have a key role to play in supporting workers with long-term health conditions or disabilities in the workplace and it is for employers to assess the training requirements for their workforce. However, the Department of Health and Social Care ha...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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