What antimicrobial stewardship strategies do NHS commissioning organizations implement in primary care in England?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and explore strategies that English NHS commissioning organizations implemented to improve antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) within primary care.

Methods

Questionnaire sent to the medicines management teams (MMTs) of all 209 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England, in 2017.

Results

A total of 89% (187/209) of all English CCGs responded to the questionnaire; 74% of responding CCGs (123/167) had a prescribing incentive/engagement scheme, with MMTs representing 88% (90/102) considering incentive schemes successful or very successful for prioritizing AMS in primary care, especially when linked to prescribing NHS Quality Premium indicators. AMS audits were considered successful or very successful by 91% (126/138) of responding CCGs, as they ide

SUBMITTER: Allison R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature