Resources to support the care of patients with Ear, Nose and Throat Infections, including:
Acute Otitis Media
How to Access:
With the Patient record retrieved, in the lower left hand corner there is a search bar, type in ‘Acute Otitis Media’ and select the following template:
Alternatively, press F12 and type in ‘Acute Otitis Media’ in the search bar, this will return the aforementioned template.
Acute Otitis Media Template
The Acute Otitis Media template can be used as a stand-alone template to record a complete consultation or simply as a reference point.
There are links to allow screening for serious illness in children, sepsis, patient and parental smoking.
There are links to further guidance and PILs to give to patients.
Two separate tabs provide advice for those with Persistent or Recurrent AOM
Acute Sinusitis
How to Access:
With the Patient record retrieved, in the lower left hand corner there is a search bar, type in ‘Acute Sinusitis’ and select the following template:
Alternatively, press F12 and type in ‘Acute Sinusitis’ in the search bar, this will return the aforementioned template.
Acute Sinusitis Template:
The Acute Sinusitis template can be used as a stand-alone template to record a complete consultation or simply as a reference point.
There are links to allow screening for serious illness in children, sepsis, patient and parental smoking.
There are links to further guidance and PILs to give to patients.
Sore Throat
How to Access:
With the Patient record retrieved, in the lower left hand corner there is a search bar, type in ‘Sore Throat’ and select the following template:
Alternatively, press F12 and type in ‘Sore Throat’ in the search bar, this will return the aforementioned template.
Sore Throat Template
The Sore Throat template can be used as a stand-alone template to record a complete consultation, as a template to calculate a Centor score or simply as a reference point.
There are links to screen for sepsis and serious illness in young children.
There are links to PILs for sore throat and tonsillitis to help with patient education, self-care and safety-netting.
There is a link to more detailed guidance.
There is a link to the North East referral guidance for tonsillectomy and the PAT application process.
The second tab provides some guidance for managing patients with Persistent Sore Throat.
