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University Hospitals
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Centre for Genetics, Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Department of Endocrinology |
Leicester,
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Dr Miles J Levy Dr Ragini
C Bhake Dr Narendra Reddy |
MD FRCP PhD MRCP MD MRCP |
0116 258 5157 0116 258 5157 |
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Clinic Co-ordinators: 0116 258 5964 Direct Fax: 0116 258 5344 endocrinology@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Service Manager: 0116 258 5971 Head
of Service (Dr M-F Kong): 0116 258 5402
Specialist Nurses: Endocrinology Nurse Practitioner 0116 258 5702
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This
website gives you quick access to information related endocrine disorders and
to the specialist Endocrinology Clinics at Leicester Royal Infirmary |
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About the Department |
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Patient Information |
All Endocrinology
Patient Information Sheets Thyrotoxicosis Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Vitamin D deficiency |
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COVID-19: Advice and Resources for GP’s and UHL
Endocrinology Patients |
Endocrinology in UHL will do its best to support you
during the pandemic and lockdown … ·
If you can’t
reach us through usual channels then do try an email to endocrinology@uhl-tr.nhs.uk –
we will make sure that someone looks at this Inbox on a regular basis. ·
Make sure that
you have enough of your hormone treatments and replacement therapy. ·
If you are on
steroid replacement therapy then … o Usual “sick day rules”
still apply – if you have a fever or are unwell you need to double your dose
and call for help. Steroids don’t increase your risk of falling ill, but they
are essential to protect you if you do. o You can download
a new NHS Steroid Emergency Care here – print it out and carry it if you
need to access healthcare. o Regularly updated Society
for Endocrinology guidance for the emergency is here ·
Society for
Endocrinology advice
for a wide range of conditions is here. ·
If you are due
for a routine appointment then this has almost certainly been cancelled
already – “virtual clinics” are being used in their place. ·
If you are due
for a routine blood test or scan … o It’s possible this can be
delayed until after the crisis and lockdown – if you are well and nothing
else has changed. Most “annual” bloods or scans will be fine if they stretch
to 18 months, if you are well in yourself. o For Thyrotoxicosis
Shared-Care patients – if your dose hasn’t changed, and you feel well (and
especially if you know that you would recognise when you are over- or
under-active) then you can almost certainly double the suggested interval
before the next test. o If in doubt – contact us
via your usual route – or try endocrinology@uhl-tr.nhs.uk ·
Stay safe and
follow the recommended social distancing and isolation rules – by doing so you
protect yourself and you reduce risk of harm to others. |
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Thyrotoxicosis Share-Care |
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Clinics and Services |
Blood Tests |
Referral Guidance
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Referral guidance is in preparation and hyperlinks
will become live as guidance is published: Thyrotoxicosis/Hyperthyroidism Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hirsutism and Menstrual disorders Suspected Male Hypogonadism Suspected Pituitary Disease Suspected Adrenal Deficiency Adrenal masses Phaeochromocytoma and other endocrine hypertension Delayed
puberty and other disorders of adolescence |
Treatment and
Management Guidelines
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Our department’s Treatment and Management Guidelines
for endocrine disorders are currently being reviewed and revised. We aim to make the new versions suitable for general
publication, and plan to publish them on this web site when the revisions are
complete. |