Hospital antimicrobial guidelines template published
The Prescribing Sub-Group of the
Specialist Advisory Committee on
Antimicrobial Resistance (SACAR) has
produced a template to assist in the development of antimicrobial prescribing
policies in hospitals (PDF 50K).
The template lays out guidance for the preparation and revision of antimicrobial
guidelines within hospitals. It aims to promote good practice by helping
the NHS develop prescribing policies and avoid duplication of effort.
SACAR is an independent advisory committee, set up in 2001 to advise
the Government on its strategy to minimise illness and death due to antimicrobial
resistant infection and to maintain the effectiveness of antimicrobial
agents in their medical, veterinary and agricultural uses. SACAR was
established following recommendations in the report “Resistance
to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents”, written by the
select committee on science and technology of the House of Lords.
Further information on the antimicrobial guidelines template is available
from a news story (p245).
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Hospital Pharmacist