Table 1.

Sociodemographics of patients included in the quality improvement project

Characteristics	May 2016	October 2016	January 2017
Mean age (years)	62±17.1	60±17.7	62±16.5
Age range (years)	20–95	19–91	18–96
Male:female ratio	1.5:1	1.3:1	1:1
Dose (hydrocortisone equivalent dose/24 hours)	1558	1146	948
Average duration of steroid treatment (days)	3.79	3.95	5.4

There was a significant improvement in junior doctors’ knowledge regarding route of steroids causing steroid-induced hyperglycaemia, monitoring and follow-up required on discharge.