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ea0066p46 | Diabetes 4 | BSPED2019

A regional UK audit between 2010–2018 of national quality indicators and surveillance of staffing levels in paediatric diabetes care units

Ng Sze May , Lay James T , Carson Margot , Maiden Jonathan , Gardner Christopher

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise worldwide placing an increasing burden on the national health service. In 2012 a national Best Practice Tariff (BPT) was introduced in the UK and a National Peer Review Quality Assurance Programme was developed to drive improvements in diabetes care for children and young people. Our national audit from 2010 to 2018 aims to explore trends in paediatric diabetic care within the North West Diabetes Network and assess the...

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Steroid dose, age and gender affect adrenal responses to a low dose short Synacthen test in children with asthma

Hawcutt Daniel , Jorgensen Andrea , Gardner Christopher , Peak Matthew , Couriel Jonathan , Lacy David , Newland Paul , Didi Mohamed , Pirmohamed Munir , Smith Rosalind , Blair Joanne

Background: The activity of the hypothalamicpituitaryadrenal axis (HPA) during inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment of asthma has been studied extensively. To date patient populations have been too small or homogeneous to identify relationships between steroid exposure, patient characteristics and HPA activity. In this abstract we report data from a large, heterogeneous cohort of patients recruited to observational and pharmacogenomic studies.<p class="abstex...

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A regional UK audit between 2010–2018 of national quality indicators and surveillance of staffing levels in paediatric diabetes care units

Steroid dose, age and gender affect adrenal responses to a low dose short Synacthen test in children with asthma

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