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This was sent to ENT trainees and consultants based at units in England providing emergency ENT services. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> Data were obtained from 55 of the 102 units (response rate: 54%). A mean compliance of 71% was achieved (range: 25\u201394%). No units achieved all of the best practices. The standards with the highest compliance included 24-hour availability of blood transfusion and haematology opinion for patients with epistaxis, availability of a consultant or ST3\/equivalent for immediate discussion of severe post-tonsillectomy bleeding, 24-hour access to blood transfusion for arrest of haemorrhage and immediate theatre access for arrest of haemorrhage. The areas with the lowest compliance were provision of a pathway for angiography\/embolisation for epistaxis and provision of an equipped ENT room on a paediatric ward. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p> This audit has highlighted that the majority of departments in England are providing a good standard of ENT emergency care. There is room for improvement in certain areas, such as the provision of an embolisation pathway in the context of refractory epistaxis. 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