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Significant changes have been required to adapt ENT practices to the new standards in order to ensure the safety of both staff and patients without compromising the quality of services. Here are the guidelines designed by the experts in the field on how to approach this process while making sure all the necessary standards are met.

Published by ENT UK, on June 3, 2020.
It is the Part 3 of the "Exiting the pandemic" guidance serie. It contains more elaborate and specific recommendations encompassing all our areas of practice including outpatient work, procedures and surgery in all specialty areas.

Published by ENT UK, on May 5, 2020. 
It provides specific advice on consenting and testing of patients in the preoperative assessment. https://www.entuk.org/consent-and-pre-operative-assessment-ent-surgery-graduated-return-elective-ent-within-covid-19


Published by ENT UK, on April 29, 2020.
It is a comprehensive general guidance including on triage of patients and management of emergencies with prioritization of less urgent surgery. https://www.entuk.org/exiting-pandemic-guidance-resuming-ent-services