Islam, J, Ashiru-Oredope, D, Budd, E, Howard, P, Walker, A S, Hopkins, S and Llewelyn, M J (2018) A national quality incentive scheme to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals; evaluation of perceptions and impact. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (6). pp. 1708-1713. ISSN 0305-7453

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Abstract

In 2016/2017, a financially-linked antibiotic prescribing quality improvement initiative (AMR-CQUIN) was introduced across acute hospitals in England. This aimed for >1% reductions in Defined Daily Doses / 1000 admissions of total antibiotics, piperacillin/tazobactam and carbapenems compared with 2013/2014 and improved review of empiric antibiotic prescriptions.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection
Subjects:	R Medicine R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R852 Research. Experimentation
Depositing User:	Sandy Gray
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2018 09:07
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2019 02:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/73098

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