Improving prescribing around antibiotics
Public Health England has published new guidance on antimicrobial resistance, effective methods to avoid unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics and advice for healthcare professionals around:
- using PHE’s prescribing toolkits
- involving patients in shared decision making
- issuing delayed prescriptions
- encouraging good hygiene practices such as hand washing
- comparing prescribing practice with peers
See Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): improving prescribing practice
Published: 16 December 2015