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World Tuberculosis Day 2019

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Sunday 24 March is World Tuberculosis Day 2019, an annual event to raise global awareness of the devastating consequences of tuberculosis (TB) across the world. Below you can find a selection of useful World Health Organization (WHO) resources on TB, and our summary of the NICE guideline on TB.

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NICE TB guideline

2016-02-01T00:00:00+00:00By

This Guidelines summary focuses on the prevention of tuberculosis and covers topics including raising and sustaining awareness of TB, and BCG vaccination.

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    Summary covers glycaemic targets for older people, priorities for improving high-quality diabetes care, and a useful frailty assessment pathway.

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    PHE tobacco commissioning support guidance

    2019-03-05T14:11:00+00:00By

    This concise and useful summary of PHE guidance covers key points for primary care, effective commissioning, and supporting people to stop smoking.

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    SCIE indicators of abuse guideline

    2019-03-04T14:56:00+00:00By Social Care Institute for Excellence

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