Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 31
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UK healthcare workers demonstrate insufficient understanding of antimicrobial resistance, impacting national targets.
Conclusion
UKHSA has run professional engagement campaigns to try to improve clinicians’ understanding of AMR, however it has struggled to sustain their impact. In 2024, a survey found that only 62% of UK healthcare workers could answer a set of seven key questions on AMR. Improving healthcare professionals’ knowledge on AMR by 10% is one of the quantitative targets of the 2024–29 NAP.81 73 C&AG‘s Report, para 3.12 74 Qq 10, 12 75 Q 66 76 Q 13 77 Q 69 78 Q 20; AR0010 79 Qq 70–71 80 Q 69 81 C&AG’s Report, paras 2.31, 2.32, Figure 11 18 Scientific developments
Government Response
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