Increasing Notifications of Tuberculosis From Private Practitioners

"The Intervention will comprise: An electronic notification system, a standardized education about the signs and symptoms of TB and TB management and an individualised plan for each PP with respect to their approach to the diagnosis and management of TB suspects.~The electronic system is a refinement of the electronic referral and report-back system using a mobile phone 'app'. The system will enable essential data to be uploaded, consistent with National TB Control Programme forms.~The education package will be focused on TB suspect identification, provisional diagnosis and referral, including how to use the mobile phone 'app'. We will also develop a simple individualised approach for the management of TB suspects, which takes into account the context around each PP's practice, identifying the most efficient and feasible approach to obtaining a diagnosis and notifying TB patients."