antibiotic stewardship, plus infection prevention and control, plus money. The commentators note that unlike other countries that only recommend antibiotic stewardship, Scotland has gone a step further by tax funding their programme. They suggest that this funding fills an important gap and might partly account for the long-term success described in their study. They call on countries developing their anti-microbial resistance (AMR) strategies to take the issue of funding the effort seriously, and seize the initiative. in response to the WHO global action plan for AMR.
NICE recently issued guidance on antimicrobial stewardship, with the aim of changing prescribing practice to help slow the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and ensure that antimicrobials remain an effective treatment for infection.