News Archive

04 December 2024

Last month, we hosted the annual ST3 Accelerated Learning Bootcamps in London and Leeds, marking another successful year of preparing newly appointed ENT registrars for their challenging roles. The course once again provided an array of practical,...

04 December 2024

A new clinical leadership team has been appointed to drive forward GIRFT’s work to maximise productivity in the ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery specialty. Two clinical leads and two clinical advisors are now in place as the workstream...

31 October 2024

This year has been busy for the Patient Information Leaflets. Between 2023 and 2024, we have published 21 patient information e-leaflets on the ENT UK website, with still more in development. We have made progress in updating our processes to...

14 October 2024

Miss Sadie Khwaja (left), ENT UK Foundation Committee Member. Miss Katie Nurcombe (second left), ENT UK CEO & ENT UK Foundation Secretary. Miss Victoria Ward (second right), ENT UK Foundation Committee Members. Professor Nirmal Kumar (right) ENT...

02 October 2024

We are delighted to announce the co leads of Robotics for ENT UK. Jenny Montgomery (Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow) and Nashreen Oozeer (Sunderland Royal hospital) have experience in setting up and running robotic surgery programmes...

24 September 2024

A team of clinician scientists at University College London Hospital (UCLH) have identified the factors which predict full hearing recovery, with the strongest predictor being treatment with steroids within seven days of a sudden drop in...

24 September 2024

For applications to the 2026 round of National Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3, which opens in November 2025, please note that the MRCS (ENT) examination will no longer be an essential qualification on the person specification. Applicants will only be...

27 August 2024

ENT UK has formed a strategic partnership with the British Laryngological Association (BLA), a membership society that aims to advance laryngology for the public’s benefit through research, education, and training. The partnership aims to work...

27 August 2024

We are aware that many of the Monsoon Jet Ventilator accessories have been unavailable throughout 2024 pending the manufacturers being awarded the Medical Device Regulations (MDR) certificate. We recently wrote to both MHRA and Inspiration...

23 August 2024

  It is my great pleasure to be the new President of The Association of Otolaryngologists in Training (AOT) - our trainee-led organisation which has been running since its inception in 1989. As Vice President last...