Written Question · S3W-15203 · Session 3
What guidance has been issued on the use of antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile and when this guidance was…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued on the use of antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile and when this guidance was first issued and last updated.
The answer
The first guidance document issued to NHS boards on the use of antibiotics in the prevention of Clostridium difficile was the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy and Scottish Action Plan, 2002.
The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force subsequently reviewed the implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2002 guidance and in 2005 the Scottish Medicines Consortium published Antimicrobial Prescribing Policy and Practice in Scotland.
The latest guidance to be issued to NHS boards, is the Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (ScotMARAP) which I launched in March 2008. ScotMARAP has replaced the 2002 guidance document and outlines the national programme for Scotland in tackling antimicrobial resistance and prudent prescribing over the next five years in primary and secondary care.
On 8 July 2008, CEL 30 2008, was sent to all chief executives, medical directors, and infection control manager of NHS boards and special health boards, seeking the immediate implementation of the national policies set out in ScotMARAP.
The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force subsequently reviewed the implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2002 guidance and in 2005 the Scottish Medicines Consortium published Antimicrobial Prescribing Policy and Practice in Scotland.
The latest guidance to be issued to NHS boards, is the Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (ScotMARAP) which I launched in March 2008. ScotMARAP has replaced the 2002 guidance document and outlines the national programme for Scotland in tackling antimicrobial resistance and prudent prescribing over the next five years in primary and secondary care.
On 8 July 2008, CEL 30 2008, was sent to all chief executives, medical directors, and infection control manager of NHS boards and special health boards, seeking the immediate implementation of the national policies set out in ScotMARAP.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-15203 by reference.