Summary
Specialist Tuberculosis Nurses provide a community based service to follow up and support patients once they are presumed to have tuberculosis to ensure that medication is taken to completion.
Contact details
- Phone:
- 01702 538070
- Opening Hours:
- Monday to Friday 9:00am-4:30pm
Service Information
The service provides diagnostic, treatment and screening services across south, mid and west Essex. All tuberculosis patients are cared for by a multidisciplinary team, whether seen as inpatients or in outpatients; this involves; the TB nurses, the chest consultants, infectious disease consultant, HIV services, paediatricians, microbiologists, infection control, physiotherapist, radiologists and the health protection unit (HPU).
Other services that they provide are:
- Offering information, advice and support to patients, the public and health professionals on all aspects of tuberculosis management and care
- Mantoux testing and BCG vaccinations for all TB contacts
- Screening of family and close contacts of those with active TB
- New immigrant screening service
- Nurse led screening clinics at all hospital sites
- Support, advice and training for the BCG service
Where service is delivered
- Southend Hospital
- Basildon Hospital
- Broomfield Hospital
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Home visits
Referral Information
Please ask for a referral from your GP or other health care professional.
Self-referrals are accepted