RCGP Curriculum - 15.4 ENT and Facial Problems

This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 15.4, ENT and Facial Problems, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Many ENT symptoms are common in general practice. In adults, external ear problems, especially wax, are the most common reason for attendance. Otitis media is the commonest presentation in ages 0–4 years, falling in older children, and hayfever affects around 1 in 10 people.

Guidelines for appropriate management are widely available but not always used. Inappropriate referrals to secondary care increase waiting times, consume resources and can be harmful to patients. Early detection of head and neck cancer is vital and GPs should be alert to the possibility.

Here we have collated key articles from our journals to help you meet the curriculum requirements in this area.

OTHER RELATED ARTICLES

• Ear lobe tumours
• A painful ear may herald serious disease

These curriculum resources are regularly updated with relevant articles from our range of healthcare publications. All articles are reviewed by GP advisers. We have set the standard lifetime of an article at two years and will aim to renew all articles within that timeframe. However, some older articles will remain in the listing if our reviewers believe there to be no significant changes to the topic covered.

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