ENT

ENT Department

The department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) provides a wide range of clinical services including Otology, Neck Lump and Thyroid services and General ENT treatment. The department has been renowned in the region with respect to complex major middle ear intervention and is a regional referral centre for Bone Anchored Hearing Aids.

Consultant Profiles

Mr Fernando Galli
Consultant ENT, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgeon
ENT Clinical Lead
Head & Neck Cancer Lead

Mr A. Muddaiah
Consultant ENT Surgeon
BCHI Lead and Otologist

Mr R. Sheikh
ENT Locum Consultant
Tracheostomy Lead

A wider clinical team supports the consultant team to deliver a comprehensive ENT service to our patients, and the department is supported by a Macmillan Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist, a number of registered general nurses and nursing assistants, and a team of dedicated medical and support secretaries.

 

ENT Services and Specialist Clinics

Our department provides comprehensive adult and paediatric ENT care, including:

• Rapid Diagnostic Service for Suspected Cancer (Fast‑Track Pathway) and dedicated Neck Lump Clinic for patients referred with suspected Head & Neck Cancer.
• Rapid‑Access SHO Clinic.
• Head & Neck Cancer Support via our specialist Head & Neck Macmillan Nurse.
• SALT (Speech and Language Therapy) Support – integrated SALT involvement for voice, swallowing and post‑treatment rehabilitation.
• Paediatric ENT Clinic.
• Voice Clinic.
• Joint ENT–Oncology Clinic.
• BCHI (Bone Conduction Hearing Implants) Clinic.

Where clinically applicable, you may be seen by both ENT and Audiology on the same day of your clinic appointment to help facilitate quick access to a hearing test and a review of this by an ENT clinician in one visit.

ENT Procedures Performed (Adult & Paediatric)

Head & Neck Surgery

• Parotidectomy
• Submandibular gland excision
• Thyroidectomy
• Parathyroidectomy
• Thyroglossal duct cyst excision
• Tonsillectomy
• Adenoidectomy
• Excision of neck lumps
• Lymph node biopsies
• Oesophageal balloon dilatation

Otology

• Mastoidectomy
• Tympanoplasty
• Myringoplasty
• Grommet insertion
• Bone conduction hearing implants Surgery
• Middle ear implants for hearing loss

Rhinology

• FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery)
• Septoplasty
• Turbinate surgery
• Polypectomy
• Post nasal space mass biopsy

Laryngology

• Microlaryngoscopy with biopsy/excision
• Vocal cord procedures
• Airway assessment

Paediatric ENT

• Adenoidectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Grommets
• General Paediatric ENT procedures

The department does not currently perform the following procedures: Septorhinoplasty, Cochlear implantation, and treatment or procedures for snoring/obstructive sleep apnoea.

Contact Details

For urgent queries, please call 01244 366889 or 01244 366328. Please note that these telephone lines are monitored during the hours of 09:00 and 16:30, Monday to Friday.

For non-urgent queries, please call:

Secretary to Mr Galli – 01244 366322

Secretary to Mr Muddaiah – 01244 366857

Secretary to Mr Sheikh – 01244 366374

You are also welcome to contact the secretarial team via email at coch.entsecretaries@nhs.net

If your query relates to a new ENT appointment, surgical admission, or Audiology appointment, please contact the relevant teams as below.

Appointments Hotline (new appointments) – 01244 366663

Surgical Admissions – 01244 364450

Department of Audiology – 01244 363020