Useful Links

The regulator of doctors in the UK. Responsible for issuing the medical register, Good Medical Practice, and fitness to practise proceedings.

The government ministry responsible for health and adult social care policy in England. Following the abolition of NHS England (2025), DHSC will take on a significantly expanded operational role.

Issues evidence-based guidelines, quality standards and technology appraisals. An essential resource for all NHS clinicians.

The independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Inspects and rates NHS organisations.

Currently the arm's-length body responsible for overseeing NHS commissioning and performance. Due to be merged into DHSC.

HEE was merged into NHS England in 2023 and is now the NHS England Workforce, Training and Education directorate. Responsible for postgraduate medical training and workforce planning.

The national recruitment platform for all NHS specialty training applications, including ST3 ENT. All applications for core and specialty training are made through this system.

The body responsible for surgical training in the UK. Issues the surgical curriculum, oversees ARCP for surgical trainees, and publishes the person specification for ST3 ENT applications.

The e-portfolio used by all surgical trainees in the UK. Your ISCP portfolio is central to your ARCP and to evidence your competencies for ST3 applications.

Medical jobs board and careers advice. Includes locum posts, non-training grade posts, and international opportunities.

NHS job vacancies including trust grade posts, speciality doctor posts, and clinical fellowships. Useful for finding posts to build a CV.

The trade union and professional association for doctors in the UK. Provides advice on contracts, pay, working conditions, and employment rights.

Medical defence organisation providing indemnity, legal support and advice.

The UK's largest medical defence organisation. All doctors should have appropriate medical defence or indemnity cover.

Medical protection and indemnity organisation for doctors.

Oversees surgical training and examinations (MRCS, FRCS) in England and Wales.

Co-administers MRCS and FRCS examinations with RCS England.

Oversees GP training. Relevant if you are considering or advising on GPST entry.

The professional body for ENT surgeons in the UK. Publishes clinical guidelines, runs courses, and provides specialty-specific careers advice. Essential resource for ENT trainees.

The representative body for ENT trainees in the UK. All ENT trainees are automatically members. The AOT runs educational days, a national audit programme, and represents trainees to deaneries and the JCST. Active involvement in the AOT is a valuable addition to a training portfolio.

The national society for head and neck cancer multidisciplinary teams. Relevant for ENT trainees with an interest in oncology.

The premier source of systematic reviews in healthcare. Cochrane ENT produces reviews on key ENT topics and is frequently referenced in NICE guidance development.

A clinical resource developed by Mr M. Papesch, Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon, who also contributed to ClinicalJunior.com.

Detailed clinical overviews of ENT conditions covering pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.

All NICE guidance is freely available. Recommended reading for any NICE guideline relevant to your specialty before interviews.

The primary biomedical literature database. Essential for literature searches when conducting audits or research.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The highest level of evidence for many clinical questions.

The BMJ provides free access to many articles for NHS staff through OpenAthens. BMJ Best Practice is an excellent point-of-care clinical reference tool.

Professor Vik Veer's main website. Covers his clinical practice in sleep surgery and ENT in London, and includes resources and information for patients and doctors.

Over 200,000 subscribers and 30 million views. Includes surgical technique videos, patient information, and ENT educational content. Free to access.

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