Latent TB screening pilot

Latent TB Screening pilot project

BOB ICB is looking for a local employer who will pilot a project to reach out to eligible staff for latent TB screening. This will be you if:

  • you employ more than one international worker who originates from a high incidence country


Countries with a TB incidence rate greater than or equal to 40 per 100,000 people are deemed high incidence and include countries in Africa, south of the Sahara (sub-Saharan Africa).

Latest country profiles can be found here.


Your employees may not know they are eligible/ at risk of developing full TB.

Please support your employees to check their eligibility.

Latent TB can develop into full tuberculosis after certain respiratory conditions, or cancer treatment.

TB is a notifiable disease.


Ideally, referrals should come direct to the TB service, either from an nhs.net email or EGRESS, rather than via GP, as it may delay the process. The TBN nurses clinic letter is normally copied to the employee's GP.

TB nurses can add to the screening form (when a person attends screening) if person are happy for the clinic letter to be shared with GP, and Employer.

Download the referral form.


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