Ear Assessment and Care Update
for experianced ear care clinicians
📅 Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
🎓 Accreditation: ✅ CPD Accredited
👩⚕️ Audience: This course is designed for all healthcare professionals in various settings, including nursing and residential homes, hospitals, outpatient and community settings.
🏥 Format: Available live online or face-to-face at your organisation
👥 Group Size: Up to 10 delegates
Recognising Red Flags in Ear Care Consultations
Course Details:
Ear problems and hearing difficulties are a common reason for healthcare consultations across primary care, community services and care homes, yet access to safe and effective ear care services can vary significantly across the UK. Poor assessment or inappropriate intervention may lead to unnecessary procedures, infection, trauma, delayed diagnosis or avoidable referral.
This course supports healthcare professionals to develop confidence in ear assessment, otoscopy, earwax management, ear irrigation decision-making and the recognition of red flag symptoms. Learners will explore current NICE guidance, safe clinical practice and common ear conditions including otitis externa, otitis media and Eustachian tube dysfunction, helping improve both patient safety and clinical decision-making.
Learning Outcomes – Improved Ear Assessment Skills for Nurses
By the end of this CPD-accredited course, participants will be able to:
- Recall the anatomy and function of the outer, middle and inner ear relevant to ear care practice.
- Undertake a safe and structured ear assessment, including history taking and otoscopic examination.
- Identify normal and abnormal findings, including earwax characteristics, common ear conditions, and red flag symptoms.
- Apply current guidance to make informed decisions about ear irrigation or referral.
- Recognise risks, contraindications and infection control principles, and provide appropriate aftercare advice.
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Why Choose Hickby?
👩⚕️ Nurse-led expertise
Delivered by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators with current clinical insight.
🎓 CPD accredited
Training mapped to national professional and clinical standards.
📖 Evidence-based
Aligned with national guidance to support safe, effective emergency care.
“Very engaging session that covered a lot of information and gave practical tools for assessing patients. I feel much more confident applying this in practice.”
Practice Nurse
Primary Care Setting
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