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New funding for prudent antimicrobial prescribing and an update on surveillance.

1. Hospital Pharmacy initiative for promoting prudent use of antibiotics in
hospitals

New funding for promoting prudent antibiotic prescribing
through enhanced clinical pharmacy activity.

Actions required at this stage:

� Hospital chief pharmacists are asked to plan developments to improve the
prudent use and monitoring of antibiotics in their hospital.
� Hospital finance officers are asked to liase with the appropriate PCT to ensure
that funds are allocated to the trust and that these funds are applied for their
intended use.

For more information follow the link from the CMO page on the DH Web site (link below)

2. The next tranche of the mandatory
surveillance scheme for healthcare associated infections. This is a component of the
healthcare associated infections action plan referred to in the CMO�s strategy to
combat infectious disease, Getting Ahead of the Curve.

For more information follow the link from the CMOs page on the DH web site - see link below.

Chief Medical Officer's page - Department of Health

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