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14 January 2022

SAPG and SMVN response to EUCAST susceptibility reporting changes

29 June 2021

Second article on hospital antibiotic use in Scotland during COVID-19 published

Following on from an initial publication on ‘Prevalence audit of antibiotic use during COVID-19 pandemic’ we have now undertaken further analysis to inform this article focused on patients with respiratory infection.

18 May 2021

SAPG granted funding for antimicrobial stewardship work in Ghana

The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) have been awarded funding to scope antimicrobial prescribing and practice in dental infections in two Ghanaian hospitals.

10 May 2021

SMC and SAPG Joint Statement on pilot of new health technology evaluation process for antimicrobials

3 March 2021

Dentists lead the way in fight against antimicrobial resistance

Dentists are leading the way in the fight against antimicrobial resistance in primary care settings in Scotland, a new report shows.

14 December 2020

Podcast highlights AMR work in Scotland

10 December 2020

SAPG work shows decline in community prescribing of antibiotics during pandemic

Analysis shows fall in prescribing after initial surge

10 November 2020

Pencillin allergy de-labelling toolkit launched

New toolkit supports removal of unverified allergy labels

30 October 2020

"Fruitful collaboration" sees SAPG nominated for award

Team shortlisted for Antibiotic Guardian Shared Learning award

29 October 2020

SAPG publications on Ghana health partnership

Papers on work in Ghana published

5 October 2020

Early conversations and shared decision making key in end of life prescribing

New recommendations on the use of antibiotics at the end of life

1 May 2020

Prevalence audit of antibiotic use during COVID-19 pandemic

Our work on COVID-19 and its impact on antimicrobial stewardship

2 March 2020

New programme for antibiotic prescribing in hospitals

New HARP programme goes live

20 February 2020

SAPG Ghana collaboration publication

Publication of paper shows "fruitful collaboration"

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