Work force planning: will the aspirations of the present group of Otolaryngology Specialist Registrars meet the need?

In the face of increasing subspecialisation, how does the specialty ensure that the management of ENT emergencies is timely, appropriate and safe?

“…Indeed, it has been shown that the vast majority of trainees aim to pursue a subspecialty interest in ENT surgery at consultant level 9 . The issues surrounding emergency care versus subspecialisation may be resolved by ensuring that all trainees are competent in general ENT surgery for the first four years, whilst the last two years are mainly devoted to the subspecialty interest 10 .…”