Health matters: preventing infections and reducing the risk of AMR

Issue 17, December 2017 Welcome to the latest edition of Health matters, a resource to support professionals working to improve population health. This edition focuses on infection prevention and control and reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). What's new Preventing infections and reducing the risk of AMR  Read our new edition which outlines the importance of infection prevention and control and how it can contribute to reducing antimicrobial resistance. This edition includes content on: Reducing E. coli infections  the scale of the problem prevention using the chain of infection model Antibiotic Guardian Spread the word Use our infographics  to make the case locally when commissioning infection prevention control services.    Join in the conversation Follow #PHEHealthmattters on Twitter Videos Watch Prof Paul Cosford, Director for Health Protection and Medical Director, discussing this latest edition.  Case studies Read our case studies on: Improving UTI management in the community Reducing catheter-associated UTI rates in hospital  Blog posts Read our blogs on: Launch blog Resources to keep antibiotics working  Your questions on preventing infections and AMR AMR resources Data ESPAUR 2017 report  PHE AMR fingertips data  Tools TARGET tookit  e-bug PHE's Keep Antibiotics Working campaign  NHS Improvement hub Guidance PHE AMR Resource Handbook  NICE guidance on managing UTIs in adults PHE guidance on diagnosing UTIs in primary care This service is provided to you at no charge by Public Health England. This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400