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JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages I9-I13Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm152
Keywords
antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial management; clinical pharmacy; antibiotic pharmacist; healthcare-acquired infection
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This report describes the work of the Human Prescribing Subgroup of the Department of Health (DH) Specialist Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance over a period of 3 years from 2003. It describes the coordination and outputs from the DH Pharmacy Initiative for promoting prudent use of antibiotics in hospitals. The production and dissemination of a template have supported this and have provided a format for acute hospitals to develop antimicrobial guidelines. Engagement with key stake-holders has enabled antimicrobial use and resistance to be highlighted as an important policy issue. Work with the Healthcare Commission has informed the development of high-level indicators that have been incorporated into national audits of acute hospitals and recommendations in a national report 'The Best Medicine'. The development of a quantitative database of antimicrobial usage has been an important feature of this work. Three annual national multidisciplinary conferences have been organized where work has been presented.
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