There is fear that the disease may spread further, due to a combination of foreign immigrants infected with TB coming to the UK, increased travel abroad, and hospital staff who are not trained to ...

The Tuberculosis in England, 2022 report, published on World TB Day 2023, shows that despite an overall downward trend in the number and rate of TB notifications in England during the last 10 years, ...

but only 14 per cent of Britain's TB hotspots have adequate levels of staffing. England and Wales has only half as many lung physicians per 100,000 people compared to the rest of Europe.

The sash-tied empire line dress might look familiar if you've ever watched a Jane Austen period drama. Late 18th- and early-19th century England was preoccupied with neoclassicism. Much like ...

Migration from countries with high levels of tuberculosis and inconsistent screening keep UK tuberculosis rates the highest in western Europe, Tony Kirby reports. The UK continues to have the highest ...

A new blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread tuberculosis could be developed soon, scientists have said. Researchers at the University of Southampton discovered a ...

Objectives To describe the burden of TB in healthcare workers (HCWs) in the UK and determine whether HCWs are at increased risk of TB due to occupational exposure. Methods Retrospective cohort ...

phe.gov.uk Cohort review has been used internationally to support tuberculosis (TB) control. We describe its first use in the UK by a London TB service. Improvements were noted in case management and ...

A farmer cleared of tampering with bovine TB tests is demanding the UK government now compensate him for "devastating" losses. Hefin Owen said the case had cost him £250,000 and he had lost his ...

Say yes to the dress,” is a cheerful catch-cry for reality TV makeover shows – but no one imagined it would become a ...

1 Tuberculosis Section, Respiratory and Systemic Infections Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, UK 2 National Mycobacterium Reference Unit, Respiratory and Systemic ...

has been in place since 2015/16 and is a key part of the Tuberculosis (TB) Action Plan The LTBI programme tests new entrants to the UK based on the following eligibility criteria: born or spent more ...