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Waiting Times and our Locum ENT specialists

We understand that patients value referral to specialists that are available within a reasonable time-frame. We are committed to providing timely care, and our Locum ENT surgeons and doctors are here to help. They are fully qualified ENT doctors.  Locum surgeons are accredited by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Certified Otolaryngologists. Locum doctors and surgeons are available to see adult, child and paediatric ENT patients, often with a shorter waiting time.

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We aim to keep urgent time slots available whenever practicable. Please call us on 02 9451 9883 (9am-1230pm and 130pm-4pm, Monday to Friday) to enquire about the availability of an urgent appointment. We welcome phone calls about patients with urgent problems, so that we can optimise their treatment outcomes. In particular, the following ear, nose and throat specialist problems may need our urgent attention:

• acute otitis externa or media
• sudden deafness
• sudden, severe vertigo
• acute sinusitis
• mild epistaxis
• acute tonsillitis / quinsy (peritonsillar abscess)
• ear or nasal foreign bodies
• suspected malignancy of the head and neck
• facial nerve palsy

Other problems may be more appropriately managed in an Emergency Department, including: 

• severe epistaxis
• airway or breathing difficulties
• post-tonsillectomy bleeding
• acute mastoiditis
• periorbital cellulitis

We will send a letter to you promptly following your patients consultation with our team, including our audiology service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about your patient’s management, or any feedback about letters.

We welcome any feedback you care to give us about any aspect of our practice. Please use the email us to let us know how we can improve our service, or call us between 9am and 1230pm, or 130pm and 4pm Monday to Friday on 02 9451 9883.

Useful links about Allergy:

> Australasian Society of Clinical > Immunology and Allergy
> National Asthma Council Australia
> The Woolcock Clinic

Useful links about Sleep Disorders:

> Australian Sleep Association
> The Woolcock Clinic

Useful links about Tinnitus:

> A Review of Tinnitus, RACGP 2018

Useful Links about Tonsillectomy:

> Post tonsillectomy management; A Framework, RACGP 2016

Useful links about ENT-related professional organisations:

> Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
> Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
> Australasian College Of Ear Nose and Throat Physicians
> Australasian Rhinologic Society
> Australia New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology
> Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery