AN EPILEPSY specialist nurse has been appointed at a north Durham hospital.
Epilepsy Action and Durham and Chester-le-Street Primary Care Trust has appointed Pamela Mantri to fill the role at the University Hospital of North Durham.
The aim is to improve epilepsy nursing services for adults across the Durham and Chester-le-Street area.
Ms Mantri has 27 years experience of people with learning disabilities and started her career as a learning disabilities community nurse.
Ninety per cent of her patients had epilepsy.
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