Thyroid Eye Services – Directory

This directory gives information about thyroid eye services in different regions of the UK. This information is intended to assist healthcare professionals making referrals for their patients with this condition. BOPSS does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy of this information (disclaimer can be viewed here)

The findings of the BOPSS ‘state of TED care’ survey and recommendations on delivering a sustainable TED service nationally have been published:

Full PDF version here

Online links here
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7608203/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31836832/

Link to TEAMeD – 5 : improving outcomes in Thyroid Eye Disease
https://www.endocrinology.org/endocrinologist/125-autumn17/features/teamed-5-improving-outcomes-in-thyoid-eye-disease/

BOPSS News Articles

New guidelines for the medical management of Graves’ orbitopathy – 2021/10/11

BOPSS ‘state of TED care’ survey and recommendations– 2019/12/16

All Hospitals: 55

Hospital:

Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing

Deanery:

England

LETB:

East of England

1. Are these conditions managed within this unit or do they refer to another unit?

1a. Specialist MDT assessment for TED patients

In own unit

1b. High dose intravenous steroids

In own unit

1c. Second line immunosuppression drugs

In own unit

1d. Decompression surgery for TED patients

Refer to another unit

1e. Lid/oculoplastic surgery for TED patients

In own unit

1f. Strabismus surgery for TED patients

In own unit

1g. Orbital radiotherapy

Refer to another unit

1h. Is written information given to patients?

Yes BTF, TEDct

2. Location of the endocrine service.

On Site

3a. Do TED patients see the endocrinologist and ophthalmologist at the same appointment?

No

4a. Services offered within your trust

Smoking cessation, Immunosuppression specialist, Radio-iodine treatment, Thyroidectomy

4b. Services that would be referred out of the trust

None of the above

Referral contact:

Rachna Murthy

Date of completion

15-01-2020

Date last updated

15th January, 2020

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