The Royal Free London provides an open access, integrated tuberculosis (TB) service for both adults and children.

We are part of the North Central London TB Network and a centre for the management of complex TB and illnesses caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and other respiratory infections.

Tuberculosis symptoms

  • Cough for more than three weeks, which may be dry or productive
  • Night sweats
  • Fever
  • Weight loss
  • Loss of appetite
  • Tiredness and fatigue
  • Swellings in the neck and other sites

Tuberculosis and mycobacterial clinics

Location: The Grove Centre, Royal Free Hospital.

Open: Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning (with a focus on latent TB infection.

Nurse led clinics and ad hoc support are also provided Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).

Paediatric TB clinic

Open alternate Wednesday mornings.

HIV and TB/Mycobacteria clinic

Location: Ian Charleson Day Centre.

Open: alternate Wednesday afternoons.

Contact information

Royal Free Hospital TB service

The Grove Centre
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG

Tel: 020 7472 6816.
Email: rftb@nhs.net.

 

  • Diagnostics
  • Doctor and nurse-led clinics
  • Adult and children TB case management
  • Integrated Infectious Disease, Immunology and Respiratory TB and NTM clinics
  • TB/HIV dedicated clinic
  • Drug resistant TB specialist referral centre
  • Specialist non-TB mycobacteria referral centre
  • Specialist TB incident management community service
  • TB contact tracing
  • Migrant screening for TB infection
  • Diagnosis and treatment of latent TB infection
  • Community follow up by dedicated outreach team and specialist nurses
  • Personalised treatment adherence support including community directly observed therapy team and video observed therapy as required
  • Social care support and advice
  • Raising TB awareness locally
  • Training and education
  • World class research

If you have any of the symptoms below and suspect you may have tuberculosis, please contact us.

We are happy to take self-referrals either by email or phone and can offer same day appointments.

Tuberculosis symptoms include: 

  • cough for more than three weeks, which may be dry or productive 
  • night sweats 
  • fever 
  • weight loss 
  • loss of appetite 
  • tiredness and fatigue 
  • swellings in the neck and other sites

The service accepts direct email referrals from GPs via rftb@nhs.net.

We are happy to take self-referrals either by email or telephone and can offer same-day appointments.

If you have any of the symptoms below and suspect you may have tuberculosis, please contact us.

Referral form

The Royal Free self-referral form ​​​​​

This form is hosted by Whittington Health NHS Trust.