16 November 2018 Orkney girl guides join battle to protect antibiotics Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers raise awareness - and earn Bacteria Bob badges.
13 November 2018 NHSScotland reports 3% drop in antibiotic use between 2013 - 2017 Report from Health Protection Scotland shows decrease, but more work needed to improve antibiotic use.
13 July 2018 SAPG lead discusses quality improvement work in podcast for Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Dr Jacqui Sneddon, SAPG's project lead, recently discussed our work in optimising piperacillin/tazobactam and carbapenem use in a podcast with Dr Marnie Peterson of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
25 May 2018 SAPG work on carbapenem published Work on optimising use of carbapenem published in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
15 May 2018 Chairman discusses impact of SAPG in blog SAPG chairman Dr Andrew Seaton looks at the impact the work of the group is having in a blog for Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
22 February 2018 Project lead elected chair of UK-wide expert group SAPG Project Lead Dr Jacqui Sneddon has been elected as the new chair of the UK-wide RPS Antimicrobial Expert Advisory Group (AEAG).
13 November 2017 New projects for SAPG We have begun several new projects for 2017-18 to address current priorities for stewardship in Scotland.
10 November 2017 Families urged to join fight to keep antibiotics working Scottish families are being urged to join the fight to protect antibiotics for future generations – and stop the spread of superbugs. The UK-wide Keep Antibiotics Working campaign, which is part of European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), encourages kids and parents to use antibiotics more wisely
27 July 2017 BMJ report on antibiotic courses Response to British Medical Journal (BMJ) report on antibiotic courses.
11 July 2017 New guidance on antibiotic dosing in obesity Working with the Association of Scottish Antimicrobial Pharmacists and our colleagues in Healthcare Improvement Scotland, we have updated guidance from UK Medicines Information (UKMI) about how to dose antibiotics in obese patients.
9 May 2017 National consensus on managing shortage of piperacillin tazobactam Due to a manufacturing issue there is currently a worldwide shortage of piperacillin / tazobactam.
18 August 2016 New app to help Scottish healthcare staff fight threat of antibiotic resistance. A groundbreaking new app to help healthcare staff tackle antibiotic resistance has been launched in Scotland.
11 August 2016 Antimicrobial resistance and UTIs SAPG lead Dr Jacqui Sneddon has had an article on antimicrobial resistance and UTIs published in Nursing in Practice.
21 April 2016 Free educational iBook on antimicrobial stewardship launched A free educational workbook developed by SAPG and NHS Education for Scotland to help educate registered nurses and midwives about antimicrobial stewardship has been made available as an iBook.
