Antimicrobial stewardship

Electronic intervention in GP practices reduces antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections

Integration of antimicrobial stewardship interventions into GP practices reduces antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections, research from King’s College London has found.…

More than half of care home residents prescribed at least one antibiotic in a year, Boots study finds

More than half of older people living in care homes were prescribed at least one antibiotic over a year, a study led by Boots UK has found.…

Pharmacists given greater role in government five-year AMR plan

The UK government expects pharmacists who work in care homes and GP surgeries to play a greater role in tackling antimicrobial resistance, according to new proposals.…

UK antibiotic consumption twice that of the Netherlands, WHO report finds

Antibiotic consumption varies hugely in different parts of the world, suggesting overuse in some cases and limited access in others, a report from the World Health Organization has found.…

Point-of-care testing can support antimicrobial stewardship

Researchers say the integration of point-of-care testing could help identify lower-risk patients in hospitals and subsequently reduce antibiotic use.…

Antibiotic consumption in England has fallen by 6% in past five years, report shows

Between 2014/2015 and 2017/2018, there were 3.7 million fewer antibiotic prescriptions dispensed from community pharmacies in England, according to the fifth annual report of the English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance.…

Call for grant applications: Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Funding has been made available from the Department of Health and Social Care, through the Fleming Fund, to support implementation of antimicrobial stewardship activities in four low or middle-income commonwealth countries: Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The fundi…

Pharmacists given funding to tackle global antimicrobial resistance

The government will ring fence £1.34m to support UK pharmacists and nurses working to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.…

Pharmacists have critical role in protecting antibiotics by encouraging self-care, GRIP symposium says

Community pharmacists are central to reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections, according to Martin Duerden, a GP and honorary senior research fellow at Bangor University, Wales.…

Myth-busting sessions in the community to improve knowledge of antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of today’s great public health challenges and it is driven by the use of antibiotics. As antimicrobial pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, we are tasked with reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in our patient population at Cwm Taf University Health Board…