TB Nursing Service

We offer care and support to those suffering from tuberculosis, their families and contacts. We aim to limit the spread of tuberculosis within the community and reduce the transmission of infection by early diagnosis and effective treatment by working in partnership with Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust hospitals, Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust and the Health Protection Agency. We provide this service while maintaining respect for individual beliefs and cultures.

We offer:

• support, advice and home visits to those suffering from tuberculosis

• screening, support and advice to families, carers and close contacts of tuberculosis as identified by our screening process

• screening of individuals, including new entrants, at an increased risk of developing tuberculosis
• BCG vaccine of selected individuals under 16 years of age, according to national and local policy

• provision of advice and education about tuberculosis to other professionals, other agencies and the public