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The impact of simulation on ENT training

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - General
Surgical training is constantly developing to improve ENT surgeons’ technical and non-technical skills. In this article, Joshua Whittaker, an ENT Registrar and ENT Simulation Fellow at University Hospitals Birmingham, describes the rise of simulation training. Simulation is the recreation of...

Beyond blocked noses: paediatric olfactory dysfunction for the ENT surgeon

3 September 2026 | | ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Smell loss in children often goes unnoticed. Recognising the signs, understanding the causes and improving access to assessment could transform care. The hidden epidemic: why smell matters in children When a child presents with nasal obstruction, we instinctively look for...

Practical training courses for otolaryngology trainees

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
In this extended Trainee Matters, it’s a pleasure to present a trio of excellent articles with a theme of practical training courses for otolaryngology trainees. Miss Rachel Edmiston, Professor Nirmal Kumar and colleagues have written a valuable guide to setting...

Leadership challenges in the world 
of AQP and accreditation – learning from experience

29 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The words ‘choice and competition’, ‘any qualified provider (AQP)’ and ‘accreditation’ have irrevocably become part of audiology jargon in the last two years in England. Commissioners who chose ‘Adult Hearing Aid Services for age-related hearing loss’ have begun the process...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa (Part 2)

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In the last issue of ENT & Audiology News, we heard from retired Professor Christopher Prescott on the challenges faced and progress made made locally to address the inequity and inequality of access to ENT and allied health professional services...

Nottingham hearing experts launch CHEAR (COVID and hearing) study

2 April 2021
Researchers based in Nottingham are launching an in-depth and ongoing study into the possible effects of COVID-19 on patients’ hearing, tinnitus and balance. The CHEAR (COVID and hearing, otherwise known as ‘Measuring Hearing, Tinnitus and Balance following COVID-19’) Study will...

BAA to host World Congress of Audiology in 2028

13 April 2022
The British Academy of Audiology is delighted to have won its bid to host the International Society of Audiology’s World Congress in 2028 (WCA2028). The 38th Congress will be hosted in Edinburgh, 23-26 April 2028.

House of Hearing expands operations with over £1million investment

13 August 2021 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Audiology and aural care expert, House of Hearing, has expanded its operations with an investment of over £1 million pounds since the start of the year, with a new clinic launched in Glasgow and the relocation of its clinic in Edinburgh, which has been on the current site for 50 years.

The central ENT decontamination model: a help or a hindrance?

1 September 2022 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
According to NHS England, over 400,000 patients were waiting for ENT treatment in the UK in January 2022. This figure forms part of the overall 33.5% increase in the number of patients waiting for Referral to Treatment (RTT) compared to February 2020[1].

House of Hearing Expands Operations with Opening of Alderley Edge Clinic

15 March 2023 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Audiology and aural care experts, House of Hearing, have expanded their services with the opening of their eighth clinic, in Alderley Edge on Monday 6th March.

QuietStar completes refurbishment project for the Dewsbury & District Hospital

9 July 2024 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Working together with the Estates Department of The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, QuietStar was recently appointed to refurbish, update and recommission two existing, but non-compliant modular audiology test rooms for the Outpatients Audiology Department with Dewsbury & District Hospital.

New treatment for chronic voice disorders

30 March 2026
A new regenerative treatment for people with chronic voice disorders has been used in the UK for the first time. Guy’s and St Thomas’ is the first NHS trust in the country to provide this treatment in the larynx (or voice box) for patients with chronic voice conditions that cause voice change or dysphonia, making the voice sound hoarse, strained, breathy, weak, or fluctuate in pitch and loudness.