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Aim: To determine the provision of services for children with tuberculosis (TB) living in the UK. Method: A postal questionnaire was sent to the most appropriate paediatrician and adult physician in every acute hospital trust in the UK. Information was sought on inpatient and outpatient services for children with TB and for children in contact with TB. Results: Responses were received from 323 individuals in 199 of the 205 trusts approached. The median number of children with TB seen per year at each trust was 1.5 (range 0–30). Inpatients were nearly all admitted to paediatric wards (197 (99%) trusts). In 141 trusts (71%) they were looked after solely by paediatricians or jointly by paediatricians and physicians (47 trusts, 24%). 132 (66%