Organisation and provision of head and neck cancer surgical services in the United Kingdom: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines

F Stafford; K Ah-See; M Fardy; K Fell

doi:10.1017/S0022215116000839

Organisation and provision of head and neck cancer surgical services in the United Kingdom: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines

J Laryngol Otol. 2016 May;130(S2):S5-S8. doi: 10.1017/S0022215116000839.

Authors

F Stafford¹, K Ah-See², M Fardy³, K Fell⁴

Affiliations

¹ Sunderland Royal Hospital,Sunderland,UK.
² Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,Aberdeen Royal Infirmary,Aberdeen,UK.
³ University Hospital of Wales,Cardiff,UK.
⁴ NHS England (Midlands and East),CNS Tumours and Head and Neck Cancers,UK.

Abstract

This is the official guideline endorsed by the surgical specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. This paper summarises the current state of play in the organisation and provision of head and neck cancer surgical services in the UK.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

England
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Health Care Costs / standards
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Scotland
State Medicine / organization & administration*
Surgical Oncology / organization & administration*
Surgical Oncology / standards
United Kingdom
Wales