Parramatta Chest Clinic

• BCG vaccinations require a referral and booking. Bookings are made via the NSW Ministry of Health website
• Health Vaccination Cards for students and pre-employment require an email from the prospective employer to WSLHD-Parramat[email protected]. No other referral is required.
• Health screening for medical treatment require a referral 
• Immigration screening is referred by BUPA
• Contact tracing can be self referred  

Patients with pulmonary TB symptoms must have a chest x-ray before referring to the Parramatta Chest Clinic. 

Other considerations before referral include;

• ordering an IGRA blood test,
• chest x-ray,
• 3 consecutive morning sputum samples (tested for AFBs on smear, culture and PCR)

Please include as much information as you can in your referral. At a minimum the Parramatta Chest Clinics requires;

• patient’s name, date of birth, address and phone number
• indication if an interpreter is required (and what language),
• information about what tests have been performed and the results.

GP referrals to The Parramatta Chest Clinic can be emailed to [email protected]

Students / health care workers attending clinical placement or commencing work in a hospital require TB screening in order to keep potentially harmful infections out of our hospitals

Additional screening is required for students and health care workers workers born in a TB high risk country or who have travelled to a TB high risk country for a cumulative period of more than three months.  Please refer to the TB high risk country tab for screening information.

Please download the flowchart and review the tabs to determine the screening required for your situation.

Please download and check the TB high risk country list to confirm the correct screening required for your situation.

Students / health care workers born in a TB high risk country or who have travelled to a TB high risk country for a cumulative period of more than three months are required to see their GP for a Quantiferon Gold blood test (aka IGRA).

The Parramatta Chest Clinic is not able to do the Quantiferon Gold blood test.

The Quantiferon Gold blood test is;

• different to other blood tests
• different to serology
• arranged through your GP and costs between $30 - $50

The Quantiferon Gold blood test should not be done within 4 weeks of receiving the MMR or varicella vaccine.

Quantiferon Gold blood test results; 

• if positive you will require a referral from your GP for a chest x-ray.  The chest x-ray can be taken at a radiology service in any location. The Parramatta Chest Clinic is not able to take chest x-rays.
• if negative your GP can sign-off for TB compliance.

Please note: the Parramatta Chest Clinic is not able to do the Quantiferon Gold blood test or take chest x-rays

All students and health care workers need to complete the TB assessment tool

Students and health care workers from TB high risk countries need to have an additional Quantiferon Gold blood test (aka IGRA) and possible x-ray.  Please refer to TB high risk country tab for information.

Please note: the Parramatta Chest Clinic is not able to do the Quantiferon Gold blood test or take chest x-rays

All students and health care workers need to send  a copy of their; 

• TB assessment tool form
• Adult vaccination card

Students and health care workers that were born in a TB high risk country or who have travelled to a TB high risk country for a cumulative period of more than three months also need to send;

• Quantiferon Gold Blood test results (aka IGRA)
• AND Chest x-Ray report where the Quantiferon Gold Blood test results is positive

Please email your information to [email protected].

Your email will be responded to promptly.