Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Following the introduction of best practice tariffs for paediatric diabetes, there are now clear guidelines that paediatric units should be able to provide 24 h medical cover and advice for diabetes children. This is a challenge most paediatric diabetes units are struggling to meet with mainly due to limited availability of consultant and diabetic nurse cover. Currently in most hospitals this responsibility lies with the on call registrars. Previous studies in th...