antimicrobial stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship Event 19th November 2015

The NECS Medicines Optimisation Team will be hosting a day of exciting and informative discussion and debate on antimicrobial stewardship in primary care, led by national and local experts and key opinion leaders in Newcastle on 19th November 9.30 – 4.00. To book your place email necsu.medicinescdd@nhs.net.

NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use

‘Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial use’ (NG15) provides good practice recommendations on systems and processes for the effective use of antimicrobials. The guideline is aimed at all health and social care practitioners (including GPs, dentists, pharmacists and community nurses), commissioning and provider organisations, and aims to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics.

The main recommendations are designed to promote and monitor sensible antimicrobial use through stewardship teams to review prescribing and resistance data and to provide feedback, education, and training to prescribers. Specific guidance is given on clinical assessment and documentation of diagnosis, obtaining microbiological samples, delayed prescribing, and taking time to discuss with patients the likely cause of their symptoms.