Other services What is TB? The Community TB Service also provides Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the the following services to organisations and coughs or sneezes of an infected person. individual members of the public: TB mainly affects the lungs. However, it can affect any part of the body, including the Pre-employment TB Screening: lymph glands, bones and nervous system. Mantoux testing and /or BCG Those suspected of having active tuberculosis should be referred to the nearest acute vaccination £60 hospital TB service, in the first instance. The Community TB Service is always happy to Vaccination for travel or for those advise on this and any initial investigations. requesting BCG without known risk factors: Vaccination Advice, information and support BCG vaccination £40 The Community TB Clinic offers: Identify at-risk contacts requiring this country who have not previously The Community TB Service provides: screening and ensure onward referral been vaccinated: Targeted BCG vaccination for the Advice, information and support to Who are younger than 35 years and following children under 16 years old: anyone diagnosed with tuberculosis Facilitate access to housing, benefits, were born in, or have lived for longer and their contacts Those born in an area with a high education, the voluntary sector and than one month, in a country with a high incidence of TB Domiciliary support to: other organisations that can support risk of TB Those born to parents or grandparents Aid early detection of side effects the patient to improve their health New entrant TB screening for people who come from a country with a high of drugs and social wellbeing under 35 years from a country with a risk of TB Ensure compliance with treatment Raise awareness of tuberculosis in the high risk of TB. Those with a family history of TB in and reduce the risk of the community through training and other the last five years development of drug resistance and health promotion activities Mantoux test and BCG £60 transmission of disease BCG vaccination for new entrants to TB training prices are available on request.
What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person. TB mainly affects the lungs. However, it can affect any part of the body, including the lymph glands, bones and nervous system. Those suspected of having active tuberculosis should be referred to the nearest acute hospital TB service, in the first instance. The Community TB Service is always happy to advise on this and any initial investigations. Advice, information and support Vaccination Other services The Community TB Service also provides the following services to organisations and individual members of the public: Pre-employment TB Screening: Mantoux testing and /or BCG vaccination £60 Vaccination for travel or for those requesting BCG without known risk factors: BCG vaccination £40 The Community TB Service provides: Advice, information and support to anyone diagnosed with tuberculosis and their contacts Domiciliary support to: Aid early detection of side effects of drugs Ensure compliance with treatment and reduce the risk of the development of drug resistance and transmission of disease Identify at-risk contacts requiring screening and ensure onward referral Facilitate access to housing, benefits, education, the voluntary sector and other organisations that can support the patient to improve their health and social wellbeing Raise awareness of tuberculosis in the community through training and other health promotion activities The Community TB Clinic offers: Targeted BCG vaccination for the following children under 16 years old: Those born in an area with a high incidence of TB Those born to parents or grandparents who come from a country with a high risk of TB Those with a family history of TB in the last five years BCG vaccination for new entrants to this country who have not previously been vaccinated: Who are younger than 35 years and were born in, or have lived for longer than one month, in a country with a high risk of TB New entrant TB screening for people under 35 years from a country with a high risk of TB. Mantoux test and BCG £60 TB training prices are available on request.