Antibiotic management
Please check out the Keep antibiotics working: 5 key messages which is a resource for health and social care staff outlining key messages on keeping antibiotics working, with a focus on what, why, who, how and where.
We have a range of education resources to support staff involved in the prescribing and stewardship of antibiotics. Please select the resource from the list below.
You can also access the Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Zone.
Education resources
Resources for learners
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Six very brief modules / clinical scenarios on managing patients with infection in hospital and community settings:
- Introduction (20 mins)
- Presentation of a sore throat in a community setting (10 mins)
- Presentation of surgical site infection (10 mins)
- Presentation of a suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) (30 mins)
- Earache in a young child (10 mins)
- Sticky eyes in a young child (10 mins)
➤ Gentamicin and Vancomycin
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Introductory modules (20-40 mins) and a range of very short practice scenarios (e.g. “renal deterioration” or “no creatinine” (5-10 mins) with feedback.
- Gentamicin : Hartford Guidance
- Gentamicin : GGC Guidance
- Vancomycin : Continuous Infusion
- Vancomycin : Intermittent Infusion
➤ Raising awareness of antimicrobial stewardship for nurses and midwives
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Resources to support registered nursing and midwifery staff in keeping antibiotics working by following antimicrobial stewardship best practice.
The estimated total learning time is 1hr 10 mins.
A certificate of completion is available after completion of the programme.
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➤ Other resources
- GermBugs
GermBugs is a resource specifically designed for medical students to make learning microbiology easy.
Access the external microbiology resources for medical students using the page GermBugs : TiME: Technology in Medical Education (leeds.ac.uk)
Resources for trainers
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Resources (PPT slides and PDF files) to support facilitation of practical sessions for hospital staff
- Support pack
- Awareness video
- Toolkits
- Audit tools
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Aimed at GP practices, toolkit to help support a reduction in unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in primary care’. Educational materials to support delivery of facilitated learning sessions
- Support pack
- Toolkits
- Audit tools and decision aids
- Good practice examples
- Supplementary learning and information
Knowledge and skills framework on containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in close collaboration with the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) and Glasgow Caledonian University have created a multidisciplinary framework “Containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance: A knowledge and skills framework for health and social care in Scotland” to support the education of health and social care staff and students in Scotland.
The framework can be accessed via the Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Zone on Turas Learn.