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The NHS team behind an initiative to offer screening for latent tuberculosis, general health checks, information and advice to factory workers in south Lincolnshire have been shortlisted for a national award.
Staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) impressed judges in the Team of the Year category of the Nursing Times Awards 2020 with their efforts to improve access to healthcare services.
The work has been led by members of the countywide Community Tuberculosis (TB) Service and the trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team.
Sue Silvester, TB lead nurse at LCHS, explained: “Through this project, we wanted to improve people’s understanding of how to access local health services, break down language barriers and increase screening for TB and latent TB (LTBI).
“Lincolnshire has a low incidence of TB but we were experiencing a low uptake for home visiting for TB and LTBI screening.
“This project allows us to offer convenient screening to all factory staff, contributing to a wider programme of reducing the number of TB cases across the county.”
