Improving practice--working together to improve the use of antimicrobials.
The Hospital Pharmacy Initiative was a Department of Health funded programme in England between 2003 and 2006. It has produced a number of benefits that are organizational, educational, professional, clinical and economic. The opportunity to share experiences, identify what works well and collaborate across national boundaries to address a problem that is taxing all governments and NHS acute trusts and causes considerable concern to patients and their families should be a common goal for the UK.
Cooke
Jonathan
J
Pharmacy and Medicines Management, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. jonathan.cooke@manchester.ac.uk
Davey
Peter
P
Wickens
Hayley
H
Jacklin
Ann
A
Jamieson
Conor
C
Gourlay
Ysobel
Y
Hand
Kieran
K
Wellsteed
Sally
S
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006291:Health Policy; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010604:Pharmacy; D006113:United Kingdom
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents