Resources

Submandibular Salive Gland Swelling - Global ENT Guideline

The Global ENT Guidelines have been prepared as a joint project between ENT UK (Global Health Committee) and Global OHNS.  The aim of these guidelines is to provide a free resource, readily accessible, for anyone providing ENT care in...

Paediatric snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children and adolescents - Global ENT Guideline

The Global ENT Guidelines have been prepared as a joint project between ENT UK (Global Health Committee) and Global OHNS.  The aim of these guidelines is to provide a free resource, readily accessible, for anyone providing ENT care in...

Making a decision about recurrent tonsillitis

After months of collaborative refinement between ENT UK and NHSE, we completed a ‘Decision Support Tool’ to aid both patients and clinicians in deciding on treatment options for recurrent tonsillitis. The document also includes information from the NATTINA study, published on 17 May 2023 in the Lancet.  Newcastle University’s NIHR-commissioned NATTINA trial concluded that adult tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis is effective both clinically and in terms of cost. The trial found that patients who underwent a tonsillectomy had 50% fewer occurrences of sore throat over two years, compared to patients who did not.

Day Case Tonsillectomy - Paediatrics - Pathway

Tonsillectomy (Adults) - Pathway

ENT UK post-pandemic diagnostic endoscopy guidelines: Keeping endoscopy safe

While Covid infections have not disappeared, the incidence and severity have both declined. The UK Government released precautions about mask wearing on 6 June 2022. However, the need to wear a mask varies between different Trusts, and in many this is no longer mandatory. In those hospitals where mask wearing is not mandatory, masks are still recommended in certain situations, such as treating immunosuppressed patients.

Adult Acute Severe Sore Throat Management Guidelines for Emergency Department Doctors

This clinical guideline was developed in response to a request from NHSE/I National Patient Safety Team following a reported fatality from acute epiglottitis. This guideline is aimed at doctors who do not work in, or who have had no experience in...

Management of haematoma after thyroid surgery: systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus guidelines

Authors: DAS, BAETS and ENT UK

Evidence-Based Interventions (EBI) programme video: tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis surgery

As part of the EBI programme guidance, the NHS and key stakeholders have produced a short video explaining why tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis has been included in the EBI guidance.

Thyroid disease: assessment and management