YCOHNS - Young Consultants in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

History

The group calling itself the ‘Young Consultants in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery’ (YCOHNS) was established over 30 years ago by a group of young ENT Consultants including Tony Narula, Alan Johnson and others who all went on to become highly influential members of ENT in the UK. The basic premise was that the group wanted to establish a voice for the younger generation of consultants so that decision making made at a national level could include their views and wishes.

Initially, meetings were held yearly and were informal events where families were invited and discussions were conducted over dinner and drinks to better ENT practice for younger consultants. The meetings were very popular and grew as the years progressed. The venues for the meetings were often in hotels so that families could stay over and included places like The Belfry….

As the years progressed many of the discussions changed but there have been a number of recurring themes that all new ENT consultants.

If you have been a past member of YCOHNS and have any stories or memories of YCOHNS from previous years that you would like to share then please let us know and we can add them to the website!

 

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YCOHNS Going Forward

Within the last year​

New ENT consultants included anyone from newly appointed to 10 years from appointment previously. To make the discussions more relevant to new appointees we have decided to narrow this down to ENT consultants 5 years beyond appointment or trainees 6 months from their CCT. This will therefore include anyone who is an ENT UK member on a post-CCT fellowship as well.