Recent Guidelines and publications
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
News story: Government’s progress in preventing drug resistant infections
16 September, 2016
The UK continues to work towards preventing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by investing in new diagnosis tests and vaccines.
Policy paper: Progress report on the UK 5 year AMR strategy: 2015
16 September, 2016
The second annual progress report on the UK 5 year antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy including future plans.
Research and analysis: AMR: summary of the current evidence
16 September, 2016
Updated document to incorporate the latest evidence of AMR in bacteria and includes new sections on AMR in viruses and in fungi.
Provides an overview of the current situation of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, viruses and fungi that can cause disease in humans.
The Department of Health has published the Government response to the recommendations made in the Lord Jim O’Neill’s independent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) review. The Government agrees with the review’s analysis that there is an urgent need to both invest in early stage research and the use of diagnostics and stimulate development of new antimicrobial drugs. The Government’s top priority is the commitment to working with international partners to create a global approach to funding new antimicrobials, especially antibiotics.
WHO Antimicrobial resistance fact sheet
Research and analysis: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) systems map
16 September, 2016
Visual representation of the factors that lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance and the interaction between them. Drivers that increase the burden of infection map.
News story: UK secures historic UN Declaration on antimicrobial resistance
21 September, 2016
Landmark declaration agreeing to combat antimicrobial resistance signed by 193 countries at the United Nations General Assembly.
Guidance: Antibiotic awareness: toolkit for healthcare professionals in England
3 November, 2016
How to use antibiotic awareness resources to support the Antibiotic Guardian campaign and local initiatives.
Guidance: Antibiotic awareness: important messages on antibiotic use
3 November, 2016
This document explains how to use antibiotics responsibly for patients, animal keepers and pet owners, and prescribers.
Correspondence: WAAW and EAAD: letters to NHS, universities and professional organisations
3 November
Letters to sign up for World Antibiotics Awareness Week (WAAW), European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) activities and Antibiotic Guardians.
Zika Virus
Guidance: Zika virus: epidemiology and cases diagnosed in the UK
9 November, 2016.
Updated with latest number of UK imported cases
Historical and current epidemiology of Zika virus infections, including cases in UK travellers.
News story: Planes from Zika areas no longer need to use insecticide
19 September, 2016
The UK government is no longer asking airlines spray insecticide in aircraft arriving from Zika-affected areas.
Tuberculosis
Public Health England has published three updated research, analysis and guidance reports on tuberculosis the details are as follows:
Pertussis
Guidance: Pertussis: guidelines for public health management in a healthcare setting
2 November, 2016
Updated guidelines for the public health management of pertussis incidents in healthcare settings
Respiratory Tract Infections
Guidance: Respiratory tract infections: infection control
2 November, 2016
Guidance on transmission routes and precautions in healthcare settings.
Prevention of surgical site infection
The World Health Organisation has published Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection. People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used to prevent infections before and during surgery, not afterwards, according to the new guidelines that aim to save lives, cut costs and arrest the spread of superbugs. The guidelines are valid for any country and suitable to local adaptations, and take account of the strength of available scientific evidence, the cost and resource implications, and patient values and preferences.
News story: Reducing infections in the NHS
10 November, 2016 at 11:41am
Plans to prevent hospital infections include more money for hospitals who reduce infection rates and publishing E. coli rates by local area.
Statistics
MRSA, MSSA and E. coli bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection: annual data for independent sector healthcare organisations - April 2015–March 2016
FOI release: Hospital acquired infections
In October 2016, PHE responded to a request for information on hospital acquired infections.
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