Endocrine Abstracts

Apraxia of lid opening is defined as non-paralytic motor abnormality characterized by difficulty in lid opening after lid closure.A 10-year-old presented to the ophthalmologist with history delayed opening the right eye after blinking. There was slight delay in opening of right eye after a blink during examination. There was no lid retraction. Visual acuity was normal in both eyes. Initial work up showed normal full blood count, urea and electrolytes and...

Background and aim: The Department of Health and NHS Plan both recognise that sending patients copies of clinic correspondence can help inform and empower them. At St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Endocrinology Clinic we routinely provide patients with a copy of the clinic correspondence sent to their General Practitioner (GP), unless patients specifically opt out. Our aim was to evaluate patients’ views on receiving such copy correspondence following ...