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@unpublished{Costelloe:2017,
author = {Costelloe, C},
title = {English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR)Report 2017},
year = {2017}
}
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AB - Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of greatest problems facing modern medicine. In 2014, the advisory committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare- Associated Infection (ARHAI) devised Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Measures (APQM) to curb unnecessary overuse of antibiotics and combat AMR in England. These measures were implemented in April 2015 in the form of a quality premium (QP) awarded to clinical commissioning groups (CCG) for reducing antibiotic prescriptions in primary care.Objectives: To examine trends in children's syrup antibiotic prescribing in general practitioners’ (GP) practices over time across English CCGs and establish if they have changed post-introduction of the 2015-16 APQMs. To compare prescriptions in CCG that did or did not meet the requirements of the QP.Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study using data from Public Health England detailing syrup antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections and urinary tract infections from GP practices across England.Findings and interpretation: The study is currently in the analysis phase. Findings from this study could quantify the effect of an AMS intervention, the Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Measures on antibiotic prescribing at the GP practice and at CCG level over time. The study could also serve to provide evidence to support the adoption of and compliance with AMS Programmes in CCGs across England.
AU - Costelloe,C
PY - 2017///
TI - English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR)Report 2017
ER -