Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital

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Speedy access and effective care to all adult and paediatric patients aged above 2 years old with urgent ENT problems.

Eligibility criteria

Only for 2 years and above paediatric patients

The clinic is designed to treat short term (usually less than a week), severe conditions such as those listed below:

Haemorrhage
Nasal: non-arrested epistaxis episodes
Aural: due to trauma, surgery or infection
Throat: due to trauma or surgery
Acute infections
    All acute infections pertaining to ear, nose and throat,
    for example, otitis externa, acute aural discharge,
    acute tonsillitis, peri-tonsillar abscess and acute nasal discharge.
Acute pain - pertaining to all ENT regions
Non-acute airway obstruction
Acute vertigo
Foreign bodies suspected or proved