title: Integrated care for childhood epilepsy: ongoing challenges and lessons for other long-term conditions.
abstract: Epilepsy care has been identified as a major global issue-and there are many recognised concerns in the UK for children and young people with the condition. A proposed new model could help to increase multisector integration, facilitate better outcomes and offer lessons for improving care of other long-term conditions.
authors.affiliation: Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.affiliation: PPP Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dougal S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.affiliation: Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cowman
authors.affiliation: Integrated Children, Young People and Maternal Health Programme, UCL Partners, London, UK.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhanpaul
authors.affiliation: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunkley
authors.affiliation: Service User, London, UK.
authors.forename: Millie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Power
authors.affiliation: The Prince of Wales's Chair of Childhood Epilepsy and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Neurology, UCL - Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London & Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: J Helen
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D058996:Quality Improvement; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Health Service; Neurology; World Health Organisation; epilepsy