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Quizzes and crosswords about antibiotic resistance for the public and healthcare staff, including prescribers, nursing, pharmacy and microbiology.
Quick reference guide for primary care on how to test for and treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in dyspepsia.
AMRHAI (Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections) is the national reference unit for investigating antimicrobial resistance in healthcare-associated bacteria.
National antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch (IVOS) criteria for prompt switch developed for adult and paediatric patients, categorised into 5 sections.
A UK-wide collaborative guide giving engagement and communication approaches to raise awareness of AMR and promote behaviours that prevent infection and reduce resistance.
For all independent prescribers to help improve the quality of prescribing practice.
Information on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), effective methods to avoid unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics and advice for healthcare professionals.
The UK Access, Watch and Reserve, and Other (UK-AWaRe) antibiotic classification list.
UKHSA leads national and global efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by integrating its scientific, public health, and research capabilities to deliver evidence-based interventions and innovation.
Evidence-based guidance for diagnostic laboratories to make an informed decision on choices of commercial assay for carbapenemase detection.
How UKHSA assesses and manages infection outbreaks, provides guidance on usual AMR cases, and delivers specialist pathogen identification and outbreak investigation.
UKHSA identifies infection risks, evaluates intervention impact, and generates insights that guide national policy.
This handbook collates national resources on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control.
Resource page for the national point prevalence survey (PPS) on healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in England, 2023.
UKHSA advances infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship through integrated research, specialist microbiology, community interventions and large‑scale studies.
Data-specific policy for revisions and amendments to mandatory surveillance data of Healthcare-associated infections.
Evidence and guidance for healthcare professionals on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, and infection prevention and control.
Acute NHS trusts are asked to validate their antibiotic prescribing data using this Public Health England (PHE) validation protocol.
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