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1. Annual Epidemiology Commentary Launch Event recording

Please find below the recording for the event held on 16 October 2024:
Mandatory Surveillance of Bacteraemia and CDI Annual Epidemiology Commentary Launch Event recording
2. National PPS on HCAI & AMU, England 2023

The National Point-Prevalence Survey (PPS) on Healthcare-associated infections, Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship 2023 in England is now officially closed. Thank you very much to those who participated in the PPS, survey outputs will be shared shortly. For further guidance on the PPS, please visit Point prevalence survey on HCAI, AMU and AMS in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
3. ESPAUR Report

The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report includes national data on antibiotic prescribing and resistance, and hospital antimicrobial stewardship implementation.

Please find the latest report, published on the 15th November 2023 here
4. CDI and Gram-negative Objectives FY 2022/23

The CDI Objectives and Gram-negative bacteraemia objectives and assessment tool for Trusts and CCG's are available here
5. UK 5-year action plan for AMR 2019/24

Ambitions and actions for the next 5 years, supporting the 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It has been developed across the government, its agencies and administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with support from a range of stakeholders.
The guidance can be found here.

6. Urinary Catheter Tools

The National Catheter Resource is now available on the NHS Improvement website.
7. Preventing Gram-negative bacteraemia

Guidance on how Healthcare associated Gram-negative bloodstream infections are defined and clarification on the proposed terminology to be used explaining the different categories; can be found on the NHS Improvement website
8. CPE Guidance

The framework of actions to contain carbapenemase-producing Enterobactrales (CPE), is now available on GOV.UK.