Declarations

OUR PROFESSIONAL STATUS

The content on this website (excluding non-advice pages eg revision resources) was written entirely by medical postgraduates in the United Kingdom (UK) with experience in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery. Many are specialty registrars or consultants in ENT with postgraduate qualifications such as the Royal Colleges of Surgeons' Diploma in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Where possible (work in progress), authors have provided a list of their qualifications.

AIM 

We aim to support less experienced healthcare colleagues when dealing with common ENT problems. We want to provide an easily-accessible, high-quality online reference, to help them decide on a course of management and/or specialist referral. The information is presented in a no-nonsense, sensible way with clear rationales and safety information. In order to benefit most from this resource, we'd urge users to seek formal ENT teaching. 

EVIDENCE BASE AND REVIEW

We aim to give evidence-based advice where available, with references. We provide links to various evidence-based websites such as NHS Evidence and the Cochrane Library, as well as to authoritative sources such as the British National Formulary (BNF). Frequently, there is little robust evidence on the management of many ENT emergencies. In these cases, our guidance represents non-controversial, typical UK-style management.

We review the content on the entire website regularly in light of current medical practice, with reference to the medical literature. The date of last review is at the foot of every page. Note that we may not review pages less than six months old. 

If you notice any out-of-date information, please contact us.

FUNDING

Access to this site is free but please ask us if you want to use our material and read our disclaimer.

This website is funded and overseen by ExcellENT, a health education charity.

We do not make any profit through this website: the authors and editors are volunteers. We want to keep the website free of advertising. In future, we may have to seek commercial sponsorship or advertising but this will always be minimal, clearly stated and will not interfere with the Editorial policy of the site.