The Thyroid War ! Medical profession battling thyroid patients !

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The details of this Petition can be read here and you can watch the live debate of this initial discussion here .

Petitioner: Sandra Whyte, Marian Dyer and Lorraine Cleaver

Date Lodged: 19 December 2012

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action to ensure GPs and endocrinologists are able to accurately diagnose thyroid and adrenal disorders and provide the most appropriate treatment.

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Petition History: SPICe Briefing (97KB pdf)

Summary:

5 February 2013: The Committee took evidence from Sandra Whyte and Lorraine Cleaver. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the General Medical Council, the Royal College of Physicians, Thyroid UK, the World Health Organization, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Dr Stefan Sjöberg at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and Dr Henry Lindner, Pennsylvania, USA.