Tuberculosis - suspected or confirmed

Adult TB services are centralised at the City campus of NUH (Drs Wei Shen Lim and Prith Venkatesan). Paediatric TB services are based at the QMC campus (Dr Alan Smyth).

How to refer

The TB specialist nurses act as a central referral and advice point for all TB cases, and should be contacted regarding any patient with confirmed or suspected TB. They will accept referrals directly and organise an appointment with the appropriate physician.

• Direct line 0115 962 8051
• Internal 56051

All calls returned by morning of next working day.

High risk groups

• Past history or family history of TB
• Entering the UK from countries with high TB rates, or frequent visitors from those countries
• Alcohol and drug users
• HIV or other blood borne virus patients
• Those living or working with these groups
• Currently or recently immunosuppressed (e.g. chemo or radiotherapy)

Such patients with symptoms such as: chronic cough, weight loss, night sweats, fatigue, should have TB excluded.

Source: email from Trevor Mills, May 2010