Study Design
This cross-sectional single centre retrospective study surveyed the parents of children (≤16 years) on the tonsillectomy waiting list for recurrent tonsillitis 2 months after the coronavirus lockdown. Parents were asked a standardised questionnaire created by the authors prior to study commencement. Duration on waiting list was defined as date listed to 25/05/2020. The service evaluation was registered with the local audit department. The coronavirus lockdown period was defined as 23/03/2020-17/05/2020 and 2 months previous to lockdown as 27/01/2020-22/03/2020. The STROBE reporting guideline was used.