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The 2007 \u2018Primary Care Guidelines: European Position Paper on the Primary Care Diagnosis and Management of Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps\u2019 aimed to deliver evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of rhinosinusitis in specialist and primary care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215113000169_sec2\"><jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this audit was to assess the information provided in the referral letters to the ENT department regarding patients with potential rhinosinusitis, and compare this to the information required for the rhinology care pathways.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215113000169_sec3\"><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We evaluated one month of referrals to the ENT department.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215113000169_sec4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The quality of information in the referral letters was poor. Only 22 per cent of patient referrals included basic information about symptoms, duration and treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215113000169_sec5\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We plan to investigate why general practitioners are not complying with the pathway. In addition, the pathways will be more widely disseminated via the \u2018Map of Medicine\u2019 (an online resource for general practitioners). 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