Appendix 1: List of contributors
Updated 9 October 2025
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Editorial team
- Claire Ferraro, Public Health Registrar, UKHSA Health and Justice (H&J) Team
- Emily Shaw, Infectious Diseases Consultant, UKHSA TB Unit
- Jessica Townsend, TB Health Protection Nurse, UKHSA TB Unit
- Anjana Roy, Public Health Consultant, UKHSA H&J Team
- Chantal Edge, National Lead Health and Justice, UKHSA
- Martin Dedicoat, Infectious Diseases Consultant, UKHSA TB Unit
- Tracey Langham, Lead Nurse, UKHSA TB Unit
Members of Health and Justice Clinical Reference Group Task and Finish Group on TB in secure settings (in addition to those above)
- Abi Hamoodi, Head of Public Health, HMPPS
- Al Story, ULCH Find & Treat - Clinical Lead
- Alex Hammant, West Midlands NHSE H&J Lead
- Amy Chambers, Clinical Lead in Physical Health, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Andrew Hayward UKHSA National Lead Inclusion Health
- Claire Winslade, Consultant, SE HPT
- Eleanor Kershaw, Offender Health and High Security Hospitals Policy Lead, DHSC
- Fiona Grossick, Deputy Chair NHSE H&J CRG Nurse
- Ian Palmer, Public Health Manager, H&J Team
- Jake Hard, Associate Clinical Director for the South West Prison, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- James Rock, Find & Treat Peer lead
- Jonathan Van Der Veen, Health and Wellbeing Services Manager, HMPPS
- Katherine Fuller, UKHSA Policy Team
- Linda Harris, Spectrum CEO, CRG Rep
- Liz Taylor-Diparno, NHSE National Lead for Specification 29 (Section 7A)
- Marc Lipman, Royal Free Hospital, TB consultant
- Memona Paracha, UKHSA H&J Team
- Meriel Smith, UKHSA Policy Team
- Michelle Hodkinson, London NHSE H&J commissioner
- Nuala Jackson, Primary Care Clinical Lead, HMP Altcourse
- Rachel Manners, UKHSA Policy Team
- Reena Pachnanada, Home Office – Senior Lead IRC ‘HC field’
- Samihah Moazam, Consultant, Cheshire & Lancashire HPT, UKHSA
- Sarah Dowle, Principle Health Protection Practioner, EoE HPT, UKHSA
- Stephanie Perrett, Public Health Wales
- Sunil Lad, National Clinical Director for Health and Justice, Chair of NHSE H&J CRG
- Tanith Palmer, Consultant, Greater Manchester HPT, UKHSA
- Terry Gibbs, Healthcare and Safer Detention Lead, Home Office Immigration Enforcement
TB engagement focus groups to support guidance development
- HMP Wormwood Scrubs (male) with 18 prisoners and 9 prison officers (3 separate groups)
- HMP Eastwood Park (female) with 6 prisoners and one prison officer
- an approved premises in Bristol (residents and staff)
- approved premises staff nationally (virtual)
- Spectrum CIC healthcare staff in the North West (virtual)
- South West Regional Health and Justice network (virtual)
We are exceptionally grateful for their engagement and sharing of personal and professional experience, and to EP:IC (Empowering People: Inspiring Change) who co-facilitated the focus groups in prison settings with us.
Wider stakeholder consulted prior to finalising guidance
- Transform Health and Justice Clinical Reference Group
- NHSE Health and Justice team
- National Partnership Agreement Board for Prisons
- National Partnership Agreement Board for IRCs
- UKHSA Health Protection Team Health and Justice leads
- UKHSA Health Protection Team TB leads
- Ministry of Justice Head of Occupational Health
- British Thoracic Society
- British Infection Association
- Joint TB Committee
- National TB Nurse network