Impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Services in the UK Survey Report

During the COVID-19 pandemic NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) circulated guidance stating that TB services should be maintained. This was unlike most other respiratory or infectious conditions and provided the British Thoracic Society (BTS) with the opportunity to understand how COVID-19 had affected services that were continuing to operate during the pandemic. BTS carried out a survey over summer 2021 looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 72 UK sites responded, with responses received from all English regions and the devolved nations, representing both high and low TB incidence areas. The report of the findings of this survey is published here.