World Antibiotic Awareness Week runs 12 to 18 November 2018 and European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) is on 18 November 2018.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to reduce antimicrobial resistance and drug resistance to infections. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious and growing threat to our health especially as there are a limited number of new antimicrobial therapies being developed.
Public Health England has relaunched the ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ campaign which targets the general public and is aligned to the Antibiotic Guardian which urges healthcare professionals and engaged members of the public to take one of a number of pledges to help personal and organisational commitment to preserve antibiotics.
The campaign urges the public to always trust their doctor, nurse or pharmacist’s advice as to when they need antibiotics and if they are prescribed, take antibiotics as directed and never save them for later use or share them with others. The campaign also provides effective self-care advice to help individuals and their families feel better if they are not prescribed antibiotics.
We encourage all practice staff to become antibiotic guardians to support the campaign.
Become an Antibiotic Guardian by registering online via http://antibioticguardian.com/organisations/
By taking these simple steps you will contribute to preserve antibiotics for the future.
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