Mr Nicholas Clifton : Ear, nose and throat surgery

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Adult

Paediatric

Offers

Video and telephone consultations

About me

BSc, MB ChB, FRCS (ORL/HNS) Consultant ENT surgeon seeing adults and children with the full spectrum of ear, nose and throat disorders. This includes hearing and balance problems, grommets for glue ear, ear infections, wax removal (microsuction). Voice and swallowing problems. Diagnosing throat cancer. Tonsillitis and enlarged adenoid. Nasal blockage, nasal polyps and sinusitis. Smell and taste problems. Snoring in both adults and children.

Areas of interest

Advanced fellowship training in rhinology (disorders of the nose and sinuses) sub-specialising in nasal allergy, nasal polyps, facial pain, sinus surgery and functional septorhinoplasty. Member of both the British and European rhinological societies. Paediatric ENT surgery; voice and swallowing disorders; hearing and balance / dizziness; tonsillectomy; grommets; glue ear; diagnosing head, neck and throat cancer.

Medical secretaries

Yasmin Ahmed-Jora (private secretary)
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Lewsey Road LUTON LU4 0DZ
01582 497457
07516 890197
yasmin.jora@ldh.nhs.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Premendra Fernando Fee Assured

Dr Katarzyna Piotrowska Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Research interests

Chronic Rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis

Personal interests

Cycling
Fly fishing

Publications

T Skevas, I Baumann, T Bruckner, N Clifton, K Plinkert, C Klingmann. Medical and Surgical treatment in divers with chronic rhinosinusitis and paranasal sinus barotrauma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2011, Sept 8 (Epub ahead of print).
• HS Khalil, AZ Eweiss, N Clifton. Radiological findings in patients undergoing revision endoscopic sinus surgery : a retrospective case series study. BMC Ear Nose Throat Disorders, 2011, 7, 11-14
• N Clifton, C Klingmann, H Khalil. Teaching Otolaryngology skills through simulation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2011, 268(7), 949-53
• N Clifton, L Harrison, PJ Bradley, NS Jones. Malignant melanoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: report of 24 patients and literature review. J Laryngol Otol, 2011, 125(5), 479-85
• M Edmond, N Clifton, H Khalil. A large atypical osteoma of the maxillary sinus: a report of a case and management challenges. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2011, 268(2), 315-18
• N Clifton and N Jones. Prescribing for acute sore throat; Adherence to guidelines in patients admitted to hospital. Postgrad Med J, 2009, 85(1005), 347-51

• N Clifton and N Jones. The prevalence of facial pain in 108 consecutive patients with paranasal mucopurulent discharge at endoscopy. Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2007, 121, 345-348
• D Mehta, N Clifton, L McClelland, N Jones. Paediatric fibro-osseous lesions of the nose and paranasal sinuses. International Journal of Paediatric Otolaryngology, 2006, 70, 193-199
• N Bateman, A Whymark, N Clifton, T Woolford. A study of intranasal distribution of azelastine hydrochloride aqueous nasal spray with different spray techniques. Clinical Otolaryngology, 2002, 27, 327-330
• R Kayaka, N Clifton, T Woolford. An evaluation of the best head position for instillation of steroid nose drops. Clinical Otolaryngology, 2002, 27, 18-‐21

Courses offered to GPs

Facial Pain

Allergic rhinitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis. Commonalities of aetiology and management.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS (ORL/HNS) Royal College Of Surgeons of England 2009
MB.ChB. Sheffield University Medical School 2000
BSc. Anatomy and Cell Biology Sheffield University 1994
FHEA Higher Education Academy 2011
PGCCE Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry 2011

Additional training

Fellowship in Rhinology Derriford University Hospital, Plymouth 2010
Fellowship in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2011

GMC registration

Reference number 4722757

Details of entry to specialist register

GMC specialist register , 2010

Affiliations / memberships

British Rhinological Society
European Rhinological Society

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Bridges Clinic Bedford Hospital
Friday
13:30 - 16:00
01234 792000

Cobham Clinic, LU4 0DZ
Thursday
17:00 - 19:00
01582 497433

Manor Hospital Church End Biddenham BEDFORD...
Tuesday
08:00 - 11:00
01234 364252

Spire Harpenden Hospital, AL5 4BP
Tuesday
13:30 - 20:00
01582 763191

The Manor Hospital, MK40 4AW
Monday
19:00 - 21:00
01234 364252

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

01582 763191

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

E2501
Fibre optic examination of the pharynx +/- biopsy/removal of foreign body - (>50)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (>50) Manor Hospital (5-50) Cobham Clinic (1-5)
D0702
Aural toilet (including microsuction and/or suction of exteriorised mastoid cavity) including bilateral - (5-50)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50) Manor Hospital (5-50)
20210
Pure tone audiogram (air conduction) - including masking - (5-50)
20230
Impedance audiogram - (5-50)
E0380
Nasal septum cauterisation (and bilateral) - (5-50)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5) Manor Hospital (1-5)
F3440
Tonsillectomy - adult (and bilateral) - (5-50)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50)
E0360
Septoplasty of nose (including attention to turbinates) - (5-50)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50)
E1432
FESS: excision uncinate process and anterior ethmoid bulla, antrostomy/antral puncture, simple polypectomy and attention to turbinates (bilateral) - (1-5)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
E0420
Reduction turbinates of nose (trim, radical excision) - (1-5)
F3480
Adenotonsillectomy (and bilateral) - (1-5)
BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)
E0810
Polypectomy of internal nose (and bilateral, including endoscopic) - (1-5)

Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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