Areas to be covered by the local tuberculosis policy
| • Aims and objectives | • Contact tracing |
| • Surveillance | • Immunisation including neonatal policy |
| • Identification of cases | • Occupational health |
| • Diagnosis | • Prisons and other institutions |
| • Notification | • Education and training |
| • Treatment | • Monitoring and audit |
| • Case management | • Health education |
| • Outcome monitoring | • Provision of adequate resources |
| • Hospital infection control | • Research and audit |
| • Screening of vulnerable groups (asylum seekers, refugees, homeless people, etc) | • Contingency arrangements for outbreak investigation |