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Tuberculosis Management of People Knowingly Placing Others at Risk of Infection - Guidelines

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2005_068

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Infectious diseases

Summary
Provides for the counselling and support being used to encourage co-operation and appropriate behavioural change from persons diagnosed with infectious TB who do not take medication.

Date of Publication: 25 January 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Communicable Diseases

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Private Nursing Homes, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 30 June 2012

Policy Manual: Not applicable

File No: A19764/1

Previous reference: 94/88

Issue Date: 16 September 1994

Status: Active

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