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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2007 60(Supplement 1):i69-i71; doi:10.1093/jac/dkm162
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The Scottish approach to enhancing antimicrobial stewardship

Dilip Nathwani1,* and Peter Christie2

1 Infection Unit, East Block, Level 4, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK 2 Public Health Professional Group, Scottish Executive Health Department, St Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG, UK

* Corresponding author. Tel: +44-1382-660111; E-mail: dilip.nathwani{at}tuht.scot.nhs.uk or dilip.nathwani{at}nhs.net

In 2002, the Scottish Executive produced the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy and Scottish Action Plan, which highlighted antimicrobial stewardship as a key objective in combating resistance. An important response, as a part of the Ministerial Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force work programme was the publication of ‘Antimicrobial Prescribing Policy and Practice in Scotland: recommendations for good antimicrobial practice in acute hospitals’ in 2005. This article briefly reviews the core components of the Scottish approach, reviews progress with some key goals and explores how many of these goals are being taken forward through a cohesive Scottish national multifaceted strategy, which incorporates primary and secondary care. Much of this will spring from the current review of the Scottish Action Plan. While recognizing the significant progress achieved by the Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing for Tomorrow's Doctors Project Group in the education of undergraduate medical students, the article also reviews the NHS Education Scotland-supported Scottish National Antimicrobial Prescribing Project, aimed at foundation training doctors in Scotland. We hope that this experience can be shared and further developed with colleagues within the United Kingdom and European Union.

Keywords: prescribing , education , outcomes , Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI)


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