17 July 2019 Paper on paediatric AMS programme published SAPG and Health Protection Scotland have had a paper on the need for a national paediatric antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
9 July 2019 Blog offers insight into Ghana project Details of the work SAPG is undertaking in Ghana have been highlighted in a new blog by Project Lead Dr Jacqui Sneddon.
28 June 2019 SAPG members triumph at Antibiotic Guardian awards SAPG members from three Scottish NHS boards scooped prizes at this year's Antibiotic Guardian awards.
18 June 2019 SAPG joins children's hydration campaign SAPG has joined forces with the Scottish Urinary Tract Infection Network (SUTIN+) as part of a campaign aimed at getting children to drink more water.
1 May 2019 Key messages help health and social care staff keep antibiotics working New resource to raise awareness among staff
12 February 2019 Fleming Fund grant award will take SAPG expertise to Ghana SAPG are taking their expertise in battling antimicrobial resistance to Africa, thanks to a grant from the Fleming Fund.
1 February 2019 eBug Training SAPG is joining colleagues from Health Protection Scotland to host an free e-Bug training session
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.
