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.