Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It is well established that patients with acromegaly have compromised quality of life both during active disease, as well as whilst on remission. (1). In the recent years, there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of considering health-related quality of life (QoL) outcomes in the care of patients with acromegaly. The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust introduced and implemented the use of a holistic needs assessm...

Introduction: In 2015, a service evaluation of endocrine clinical nurse specialist (CNS) nurse led clinics (NLC) demonstrated they took on a variety of formats to meet local service and patient population requirements. Continuing professional development (CPD) is a fundamental and legal requirement of nursing practice. However, because of the introduction of NMC revalidation in 2016 and recent medicolegal developments such as confidentiality, duty of can...

Introduction: The HTC in Nottingham was set up in 2013. Patients are referred to HTC from their first appointment with the Endocrinologist for regular follow up, as per national guidelines. Each Patient is reviewed by a Band 6 Nurse or Endocrine CNS, & counter-checked by an Endocrinologist in clinic.There were two aims to this audit:1. Assess patient satisfaction through a questionnaire (with an aim to ca...

Continouos subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion (CSHI) is a novo treatment for adrenal insufficieny. This treatment aim to mimic body circadian rhythm by providing a continouos slow infusion subcutanously.We summarise our experience with 5 patients: 1 with primary adrenal insufficiency and 4 with secondary adrenal insufficiency. There are 1 male and 4 females with a mean age 31. All these patients were self referred and have tried ...