There are several essential items that your patient needs from you when they are diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency, as well as training on how and when the items should be used.

Steroid Emergency Cards

Steroid Emergency Card

Why the Steroid Emergency Card is so critical

National Patient Safety Alert

2020: the development of the Steroid Emergency Card & National Patient Safety Alert

Order for your Patients

Visit the Society for Endocrinology Website for information on how to order cards for your patients.

Emergency Injection Kits

Why your patient needs a kit

Understand the importance of an emergency injection kit

ADSHG online shop

Signpost your patients to the ADSHG online shop to purchase kits

#ShareYourKit Campaign

Help your patients to learn from how others make and store their kits

The Future of Emergency Injections

One of the most frequently asked questions we get from our members and the wider adrenal insufficiency community is;

"Why isn't there something like an 'epi-pen' for us to use to give ourselves a quick and easy emergency injection'?

Stay up-to-date by reading about the various considerations, and progress with the development of improved injection MedTech devices.

The future of emergency injections

Injection Training

Work together with the ADSHG to improve patient safety and increase the number of people who feel confident administering an emergency injection of hydrocortisone.

Injection training events are jointly organised and run by you and our ADSHG team for up to 50 patients in your area.  Everyone leaves with a FREE ADSHG Injection Training 'at home' Practice Kit worth £14.75.

Find out more about injection training events

Register your interest

Did you know that the ADSHG present research awards each year at BES?

Find out about our annual and adhoc awards and grants for research that benefits the adrenal insufficiency community

Research awards

Leaflets and publications

Explore and download our HCP and patient-facing leaflets and publications from our website, including: 'Managing Your Addison's', 'Surgical Guidelines', 'Notes for Primary Care Nurses' and 'Fasting with Adrenal Insufficiency'. 

Leaflets for your clinic

Choose a bundle of up to 40 leaflets for your clinic, free of charge. Click to contact us and we'll send you a shop discount code.

Publications for HCPs

Explore our full range of publications for healthcare professionals - approved by our Clinical Advisory Panel

Signpost your patients to the ADSHG

We'll send you 50 'business cards' with our charity's details, for you to share with new patients

Signpost to key patient information:

Sick Day Rules

Help them to understand Sick Day Rules and when to follow them

Preparing for admission

Help them to be aware and prepared with what to bring with them

Emotional wellbeing

The ADSHG can offer information and support from the adrenal insufficiency community

Young people

Young people diagnosed in their teens, twenties and even thirties, have a lot to adjust to. Share our resources.

Vaccinations

Keep your patients up to date on the latest vaccination advice

Engage with the ADSHG to get more and give more! 

Join the fantastic endocrine nurses and consultants already supporting us from all over the UK.

  • Run an awareness stand
  • Support an injection training event
  • Offer your expertise at our in-person events
  • Join our Clinical Advisory Panel

Get involved

 

Stay up-to-date with all things relating to adrenal insufficiency!

Let us share with you what is happening around the UK in adrenal care, research and the adrenal insufficiency community.

More news

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