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HOMELESS LINK INFORMATION LEAFLETS AND BOOKLET ON TB AND HOMELESSNESS NOW PUBLISHED!
Introduction
Tuberculosis (TB) rates have doubled in the UK in the last ten years and the homeless population is particularly vulnerable to the disease. TB is curable, however, without treatment it can kill. Homeless patients are likely to experience considerable delays in reaching TB services and are more likely to present with advanced and infectious forms of TB. They are also more likely to discontinue treatment.
This website is part of a Homeless Link project aiming to improve the skills and knowledge of staff working in the homelessness sector around tuberculosis and its treatment. The site hopes to reduce misconceptions about the disease; share good practice information and encourage effective partnership work with health professionals. Through this site you can find out more about TB, download training and information materials, get information about your local TB services and much more.
HAVE YOU GOT INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ON THIS WEBSITE? E-MAIL: tb@homelesslink.org.uk
Need to know more?
Browse the sections below for more information. For example, to access a range of general and specialised information booklets and leaflets go to information materials. Also please see the section on training and education for courses. To find your local TB or homeless service go to contacts.
Contact us
If you have information or ideas on TB and homelessness that you would like to share with others through this site please e-mail tb@homeless.org.uk or phone 020 7960 3043. To get an idea of what we are looking for see our call for information.
Site content
- Awareness raising
- Information leaflets
- Multilingual information
- Vaccination
- Training for homeless providers
- Training for health providers
- Creating a healthy environment
- Encouraging compliance with TB treatment
- Occupational health
- Good Practice Examples
- Case studies
- Templates
- Incentives
- Hardship fund
- TB service providers
- General Health Providers
- Homeless service providers
- Policy
- Research
- Medical Guidelines
- Statistics