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Tag Archives: Antimicrobial Stewardship
Guideline on Sepsis Recognition, Diagnosis and Early Management (NICE / BBC News / RCEM)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently published “Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management – guidance” (NG51). This presents recommendations on the identification and assessment people with suspected sepsis; risk factors and risk stratification; and the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, NICE Guidelines, Standards, UK
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Statistics on Prescriptions Dispensed in the Community Between 2005 and 2015 (BBC News / HSCIC)
Summary A Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) statistical summary of the prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists, appliance contractors and dispensing doctors in England indicates significant trends between 2005 and 2015. Prescriptions for antidepressants (costing the NHS £780,000 per … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, NHS, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day (PHE / BBC News / NHS Choices / Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
Summary European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) 2014 is planned for November 18th 2014. Public Health England (PHE) is attempting to encourage restraint in the overprescribing and overuse of antibiotics. There is a potential public health crisis as existing antimicrobials become … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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