All Age ENT and Audiology pathways – Tower Hamlets

Routine and Urgent ENT

All patients from 5 years refer to community ENT service (provided by Communities).  The community service will clinically review all GP referrals within 72 hours and determine the appropriate pathway.  If it is evident during triage that a patient needs secondary care ENT, Communities will make the onward referral to secondary care.

All patients under 5 years refer directly to secondary care. 

All patients of any age who require a 2WW referral refer to secondary care.

Audiology

All adults, email audiology using EMIS referral form

Under 16 years: email audiology using EMIS referral form

Emergency ENT

For emergency care for patients aged under 16 years send letter via email to bartshealth.paediatricentpcs@nhs.net or contact on-call doctor via switchboard

For emergency care for all patients aged 16 years upwards refer via e-RS to the ENT Emergency RAS clinic at Royal London (Service ID 7944253)