Antibiotics are no longer routinely used to treat infections.
This is because:
Both the NHS and health organisations across the world are trying to reduce the use of antibiotics, especially for health problems that are not serious.
For example, antibiotics are no longer routinely used to treat:
As we cannot stop using antibiotics altogether, some antimicrobial resistance is bound to happen. However, we can slow down its development and contain its spread by using antibiotics carefully.
What you can do:
What we do:
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
Clean hands are caring hands
Clostridioides difficile - Information for patients and relatives
CPE contact information leaflet
Help us stop the spread of Coronavirus when visiting the hospital
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (EBSL)
Infusion of antibiotics given by Elastomeric pump
Isolation and barrier nursing
Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii (MRAB)
MRSA
Norovirus
Patient’s clothing bags (PCB)
Respiratory viruses
Sepsis: information and awareness
Sepsis: information for patients and relatives following a suspected or confirmed sepsis diagnosis
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
What are we doing to prevent infection?
Why is my area closed?
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