Guidance

Antimicrobial consumption data: validation protocol for NHS acute trusts

Acute NHS trusts are asked to validate their antibiotic prescribing data using this Public Health England (PHE) validation protocol.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 25 March 2015

Documents

English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR): validation protocol for NHS acute trust antimicrobial consumption data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2014834

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Details

The protocol aims to:

• validate antimicrobial consumption data and develop a standardised reporting output for acute NHS trusts in England
• determine which antibiotics can be accurately measured using current surveillance systems
• utilise this data to improve the information systems currently in operation
• utilise this data to determine antibiotic quality measures for each acute NHS trust

Published 25 March 2015