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On the minimum requirements for otolaryngology clinics in National Health Service hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

S S M Hussain ,
D Baring ,
A J Cain ,
W A Clement ,
J Dempster ,
K Haddow ,
S E M Jones ,
N Balaji ,
B Ram  and
S Sheikh
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S S M Hussain*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
D Baring
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
A J Cain
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, Scotland, UK
W A Clement
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
J Dempster
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK
K Haddow
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK
S E M Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
N Balaji
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie, Scotland, UK
B Ram
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland, UK
S Sheikh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
A White
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Prof S S Musheer Hussain, Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK Fax: +44 1382 632816 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

This paper, a report by the Clinical Governance and Audit Committee of the Scottish Otolaryngological Society, presents a consensus view of the minimal requirements for ENT clinics in National Health Service hospitals.

Results and conclusion:

The provision of adequate equipment and staff has gained increasing importance as the vast majority of ENT procedures can be safely performed in the out-patient or office setting.

Keywords

OtorhinolaryngologyOutpatient ClinicsDiagnostic Equipment
Type
Short Communications
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 5 , May 2015 , pp. 494 - 495
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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