Alliance Healthcare and Alphega Pharmacy are proud support World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Alliance Healthcare and Alphega Pharmacy are proud to be supporting World Antimicrobial Awareness Week which runs from the 18 to the 25 November. The week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices for using antimicrobials, in order to avoid further emergence of and the spread of drug-resistant infections.

Marie Evans, Managing Director, Alliance Healthcare said: “I am proud that we are supporting AMR week to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices for using antimicrobials. It is important to share awareness of this and pledge our support along with the NHS.”

‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ is the UK-wide campaign, which supports the government’s continued efforts to reduce inappropriate prescriptions for antibiotics. The campaign warns people that taking antibiotics when they are not needed puts them at risk of a more severe or longer infection and urges people to take their doctor’s advice on antibiotics.

To help pharmacy teams spread awareness of the campaign within their pharmacies, we have created a website to share the NHS digital resources available via the NHS, which include:

1. > Posters
2. > Digital Screens
3. > Leaflets

We are encouraging our customers to get on board and support the campaign. In addition, the Alphega Pharmacy team are offering additional guidance on the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (details below), and Business Mentor level support.

PQS E-learning requirement

As part of the PQS E-learning, pharmacy contractors in England who chose to access the PQS renumeration criteria via the PSNC website can complete their *PQS Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) to assess their practice and complete e-learning assessments which must be completed by the end of March 2023.

Alphega Members

As part of their membership fee, Alphega members are being offered support to complete the *PQS AMS for AMR (antimicrobial stewardship) as well as a comprehensive PQS toolkit for all their PQS requirements.

Support us and the NHS during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Alliance Healthcare has pledged to become an Antibiotic Guardian and are proud to support this campaign. Find out more here.

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