Endocrine Abstracts

A joint thyroid clinic (JTC) was established in February 2007 with the aim of improving the care of patients in whom an endocrine surgical opinion was required. The monthly clinic is attended by a Consultant Endocrinologist and a Consultant Endocrine Surgeon who together assess patients with thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal problems. Using retrospective case record analysis, we aimed to assess the impact of the clinic by studying the care of people referred with thyrotoxicosis...