Mr Robert Temple

Qualifications

MB ChB, FRCSEd (OTOL), FRCSEd (ORL‑HNS)

GMC number: 3547010

Practising since: 1991

Specialties

ENT (Otolaryngology)

Consultation times

  • Tuesday evenings
  • Thursday morning and afternoon
  • Monday mornings
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About

Mr Robert Temple is a highly experienced Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon (ENT) with over 30 years of clinical ENT experience. He is fully accredited with the General Medical Council (GMC) as an ENT Specialist and has worked as an independent consultant since 2002.


After serving as a full‑time NHS Consultant at the Countess of Chester Hospital for 19 years — where he was Lead Clinician and senior consultant for the department — he now works full‑time in the private sector, offering a modern, comprehensive ENT service at Nuffield Health The Grosvenor Hospital, Chester.

Mr Temple is known for his broad experience across all major ENT subspecialties, offering expert diagnosis, investigation, and treatment for both adults and children. His practice emphasises thorough assessment, appropriate investigation, and personalised treatment planning with conservative management considered wherever possible.

Training & Experience

Mr Temple began his ENT career in 1991 as a junior doctor in Sheffield, followed by extensive specialist training across:
  • Sheffield
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester

Additional centres throughout the North West of England

He then expanded his expertise internationally through ENT fellowships in:

  • Paris, France
  • Marseille, France
  • Béziers, France
  • Gothenburg, Sweden
During his NHS career at the Countess of Chester (2003–2021), Mr Temple served as:
  • Lead Clinician for ENT
  • Senior Consultant for the department
  • Educational Supervisor for ENT trainees
  • Senior Appraiser for consultant colleagues

He also served for 12 years on the Nuffield Medical Advisory Committee as ENT Lead.

His recent publications on Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) surgery outcomes have resulted in invitations to speak at leading international ENT and implant conferences.

Areas of Expertise

Mr Temple diagnoses and treats the full range of adult and paediatric ENT conditions, with particular expertise in:

Children’s ENT

  • Hearing loss
  • Glue ear
  • Grommets
  • Prominent ears
  • Allergies
  • Snoring
  • Speech delay
  • Drooling
  • Ear infections
  • Tongue tie

Nasal & Sinus Conditions

  • Nasal allergy
  • Functional nasal surgery
  • Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
  • Sinusitis
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Loss of smell
  • Nasal bleeding
  • Snoring

Ear / Otology

  • Hearing loss
  • Tinnitus
  • Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)
  • Prominent ear correction
  • Hearing reconstructive surgery

Throat & Voice Conditions

  • Hoarse voice
  • Sore throats
  • Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
  • Drooling
  • Neck lumps
  • Salivary gland swellings

Patient‑Centred Approach

Mr Temple’s care is built on:
  • Comprehensive history taking
  • Careful clinical examination
  • Evidence‑based investigation pathways
  • Individualised treatment plans
  • Conservative options explored before surgery
His 30+ years of experience allow him to provide safe, modern and effective ENT care for patients of all ages.


https://roberttemple.com

Special interests

  • Allergy Medicine
  • Audiological Medicine
  • Head and Neck
  • Otology
  • Paediatric Otolaryngology
  • Rhinology

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Robert Temple at Nuffield Health

  • Polypectomy
  • Adenoidectomy
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
  • Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
  • Allergy testing
  • Antral washout
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Palatoplasty
  • Excision of skin lesion
  • Frenotomy
  • Rhinoplasty (or nose reshaping)
  • Endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Adult audiology hearing aid provision
  • Diagnostic endoscopy
  • Mastoid surgery
  • Otoplasty (ear correction / ear repositioning)
  • Submandibular gland removal
  • Head and neck surgery
  • Grommet insertion
  • Middle ear surgery
  • Ear pinning surgery (Pinnaplasty)

Locations Mr Robert Temple works with

Related experience

Research

His research interests are in surgical outcomes from nasal and ear surgery.

Memberships

  • Royal College of Surgeons (Ed)
  • Royal Society of Medicine
  • British Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons
  • North of England Otorhinolaryngology Society
  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • British Rhinological Society
  • Chester and North Wales Otorhinological Society
  • British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngologists
  • Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Professionals UK

Other posts held

  • Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mersey Regional Training Committee for Specialist Registrars in ENT
  • College Tutor for Trainee ENT Surgeons at Countess of Chester Trust
  • Lead clinician for ENT services at Countess of Chester Trust
  • Medical Advisory Committee of Nuffield, Chester advisor for ENT matters

Insurers Mr Robert Temple works with

Mr Robert Temple works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa On Demand
  • Cigna
  • The Exeter
  • Health-on-Line
  • HealthFund
  • Simplyhealth
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA
  • Childsure
  • Freedom Health
  • InterGlobal
  • Medical Care Direct
  • SecureHealth
  • Universal Provident
  • Westfield Health WPA
  • WPA

Declaration

Mr Robert Temple does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Robert Temple does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Robert Temple does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.