1 - Does your trust / hospital(s) offer Tonsillectomy Surgery which is undertaken in the Trust?
If the answer no, the FOI request ends here. Please just notify me that your trust / hospital(s) does not undertake this surgery.
If yes, please answer the following questions:
A) YES
2a - Do surgeons in your trust / hospital(s) perform tonsillectomy surgery on children (under 16 years of age)?
A) YES
2b - If the answer to 2a is ‘yes’, do they provide patients / parents of patients in this age group with an information sheet relating to their operation?
A) YES
2c - If the answer to 2b is ‘yes’ please, as well as completing these question, also send me a copy of the information sheet that is provided, even if it is only sometimes given to patients/parents.
A) Please see attached document – “Tonsillectomy Advice 2019.pdf”
3a - Do surgeons in your trust / hospital(s) perform tonsillectomy surgery on young adults and adults (16 years and over)?
A) YES
3b - If the answer to 3a is ‘yes’, do they provide patients in this age group with an information sheet relating to their operation?
A) YES
3c- If the answer to 3b is ‘yes’ please, as well as completing these question, also send me a copy of the information sheet that is provided, even if it is only sometimes given to patients (unless the same sheet given to both children/parents and to adult patients in which case please make that clear in your answer and just provide that sheet)
A) Please see attached document – “Tonsillectomy Advice 2019.pdf”
4 - What advice is usually given to a) Children and b) Young Adults / Adult regarding diet immediately after tonsillectomy (ie for approximately the first week or so post surgery)
A) Advice included in attached document – “Tonsillectomy Advice 2019.pdf”
“You / your child will not be able to go home unless eating properly. It is important to eat food that needs to be chewed and swallowed. This keeps the muscles at the back of the throat moving. If the muscles seize up, the pain will get worse”
