Endocrine Abstracts

Background: “Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people: diagnosis and management” guideline (NICE NG18, 2015) stipulates following “Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management” guideline (NICE NG20, 2015) for follow up children and young people (CYP) with diabetes and coeliac disease. NG20 advocates against checking coeliac antibodies on yearly basis if compliance with gluten free food is confirmed by dietary review. In 2016, we ...

Background: Screening for Congenital hypothyroidism is part of National New-born screening program. Each District General Hospital is required to have a Congenital Hypothyroidism Service with a Lead Paediatrician and a Deputy to provide seamless service to babies with suspected congenital hypothyroidism and their families. National guidelines and service standards exist to guide setup, operation and auditing of this service.Aim: We aim to benchmark the p...