Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence , Christopher L. Emails: cpay sydney. Traditionally, patients are seen by an ear, nose and throat ENT surgeon prior to allied health referral for treatment of swallowing, voice, hearing and dizziness. All pathways significantly reduced the waiting times for patients by an average of days, compared with usual care.
No adverse events were recorded. Waiting times for specialist ear, nose and throat ENT outpatient assessment services in the Australian public health system are often longer than clinically recommended. People wait longer than clinically recommended for specialist outpatient assessment in the public health system. In this model, the "ENT pathway," priority for early assessment is given to patients with symptoms of suspected malignancy ie persistent neck lump, otalgia, odynophagia 6 who may require surgical management.
Lower priority patients, including adults with unilateral hearing loss or teachers with a hoarse voice, wait longer for ENT assessment, 1 and are often referred to AHPs for investigation and treatment after medical diagnosis.
AHP expanded scope models can positively impact health care through streamlined access to the right treatment services, improved patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost benefits. The SLP was credentialed for extended scope of practice for endoscopic evaluation of voice and swallowing, previously described by Seabrook et al.
Symptoms of globus in the absence of any category 1 symptoms ie current smoker, neck lump, otalgia. Any condition already deemed to require surgical intervention that would not benefit from speech pathology intervention.
