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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;46(2):295-296.
doi: 10.1111/coa.13720.

Improving clinical practice in ENT: Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

James R Tysome  1
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Editorial

Improving clinical practice in ENT: Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

James R Tysome. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ENT community has demonstrated strong clinical leadership, adaptability to rapid change, enhanced clinical pathways and local networks, widespread use of digital technology for consultation and teaching and redirection of research programmes. These have permanently changed the way we work and, when the current global pandemic improves as COVID-19 infections drop and vaccination programmes are rolled out, we should ensure that the positive changes that have been made are embedded in clinical practice to improve patient care.

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