ENT & Audiology | 18 Week Support

Clinical Leadership Team

Ass. Prof. Mr Nish Mehta

Clinical Lead for ENT

Mr Nish Mehta graduated with double distinction in medicine and 1st Class Honours in Physiology from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School and completed his advanced surgical training in leading London hospitals, including Great Ormond Street, St Bartholomew’s, Royal National ENT and Imperial Trust hospitals. He gained a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and undertook further international surgical training in the USA, Netherlands and India. He was then selected to train to become one of the UK’s handful of hearing implant surgeons as part of the prestigious Graham Fraser Memorial Fellowship in Sydney, Australia. He is now a Consultant Otologist and Auditory Implant surgeon at the Royal National ENT Hospital, UCLH Trust with a joint appointment as Assoc Prof at UCL’s Ear Institute.

What we do

Discover insourcing for your trust

Our expert ENT specialist consultants offer a wide spectrum of surgical and medical interventions. We offer a range of services including Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology and Head and Neck. We offer a one-stop model which includes patients’ initial consultation, procedures such as Hearing Assessments, Microsuction, Dix-Hallpike Maneuver, Flexible Nasal Endoscopy and Skin Prick Testing if required and followed up the same day.

Our Services

Outpatient

Our team can provide outpatient clinics for new appointments & follow-ups. All our clinics are led by an experienced Nurse in Charge, ensuring we run our clinics efficiently and effectively.

Audio-Vestibular Assessment

Implementing a one stop model where balance assessments are performed in conjunction with ENT outpatient clinics

Hearing Aid Assessment & Fitting

Our expert audiologist can provide hearing aid assessment and fitting on the same day, reducing patients’ visit to the hospital

Micro Suction

Our teams can provide micro suction clinic as a standalone list or mixed one.

Day Case Surgery

Our ENT teams perform high volume low complexity day case procedures, including laryngology, rhinology, otology, head and neck and facial plastic surgery. Reach out to discover the full list of what our teams can provide.

Our Results

For almost a decade, the NHS has partnered with 18 Week Support to reduce waiting times. We’re incredibly proud of the work we do and would love to share some of our case studies with you.

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Reduce your waiting list

99.1%

Patients likely to recommend

96.7%

Patients satisfaction score

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Case Study in the Midlands

Discover how we helped the Trust reducing their 78+ week waiting list and achieve their targets.

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Testimonials

Amazing communication and collaboration since the day one. All parties involved (clinical/non-clinical) were fantastic

Service Manager, NHS Trust

The professionalism and quality provided by 18 Week Support is what sets them apart from previous insourcing providers we have worked with. The patients have all had a positive experience and good outcomes.

General Manager, NHS Trust

We are delighted with the results achieved through our partnership with 18 Week Support. They helped us meet our performance targets and significantly enhanced patient satisfaction and staff morale.

Director of Operations, NHS Trust

Governance

We have a robust clinical governance framework to continually support, improve and drive forward the highest standards of care for our patients and we work with our customers and partners to monitor experiences and outcomes. On those occasions when incidents, complaints or concerns arise around patient care we act swiftly, encouraging a culture of continuous learning.

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Public Support for Insourcing

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