Our services
Oxfordshire TB Service offers an outpatient service for individuals suspected and diagnosed with latent/active TB.
We specialise in supporting those with complex medical needs such as HIV, paediatric TB and multi-drug resistant TB.
We do this through face to face appointments, telephone consultations and home visits where appropriate.
TB nurses also support individuals diagnosed with TB while in hospital.
We offer TB screening for anyone who has had close contact with someone diagnosed with TB, or for anyone concerned they may have encountered the bacteria, or as part of the national TB screening programme.
We can offer advice and information for the public, health professionals and GPs.
We offer the BCG vaccination only to those who meet specific criteria outlined in NICE guidelines and the Green Book.
We do not offer BCG for newborns unless identified as a close contact of someone with infectious TB. If you have a newborn who requires a BCG outside that criteria please contact the midwifery team at the hospital the child was born in to follow up with the referral.
We do not offer screening for the purposes of travel, visas or immigration.
Our team
- Dr Andrew McCallum
TB / Infectious Diseases Consultant - Dr Henry Bettinson
TB / Respiratory Medicine Consultant - Stephane Paulus
TB / Paediatric ID Consultant - Suzana Greenwood
Lead TB Nurse - Priya Murugan
TB Nurse Specialist (specialising in Paediatrics) - Geraldine Freeland
TB Nurse Specialist - Eimear McDermott
TB Nurse Specialist - Kranti Meshram
TB Nurse Specialist - Bobbie Maccrindle
TB Administrator - Alex Iordache
TB Administrator - Tariq Ahmed
Respiratory Outpatients Healthcare Assistant / Phlebotomist
OUH Patient Portal
OUH Patient Portal - 'Health for Me'
Resources
- The Truth About TB - Patient Support - leaflets in different languages
- Tuberculosis (TB) - NHS website
- Who should have the BCG (TB) vaccine - NHS website
- Latent TB testing and treatment: leaflet - gov.uk
- NHS England ยป Tuberculosis Programme
Video
Latent tuberculosis (TB) - YouTube
General support
Housing concerns
Crisis Skylight Oxford | Homeless Charity Oxford | Crisis UK
Refugee support
- Asylum Welcome
- Refugees in Oxfordshire - Connection Support
- Refugee Advice - Oxfordshire Community & Voluntary Action
Benefits
Check benefits and financial support you can get - gov.uk
Mental health
NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies - for anxiety and depression