Best practice library – Ear, nose and throat surgery
Key overarching resources
Sentinel top decile metrics
| Metric / recommendation | Performance measure (top decile or national standard) |
|---|---|
| Day case rate for adult patients receiving tonsillectomy under ENT surgeon | 90% |
| Day case rate for child patients receiving tonsillectomy under ENT surgeon | 70% |
| Emergency adult readmissions within 30 days following tonsillectomy under ENT surgeon | 11.9% |
| Emergency child readmissions within 30 days following tonsillectomy under ENT surgeon | 4.4% |
| Non-elective adult ENT admission with no procedure | 39.8% |
| Virtual attendance rate for adult outpatients attendances | TBC |
| Virtual attendance rate for child outpatients attendances | TBC |
| Percentage of RTT incomplete pathways >18 weeks | TBC |
| No. RTT incomplete pathways >52 weeks | TBC |
| Head & neck cancer: % of urgents seen within 2 weeks | 93% |
| Overall ENT BADS day case rate | 92% |