Kieran Hand PhD
@DrKieranHand
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AMR: National Pharmacy & Prescribing Clinical Lead
England, United Kingdom
Joined October 2018
Myth-busting alert. Thoughtful and meticulous economic analysis from Suzanne Al-Rawi and Matt Greening from NHSE Infusions & Special Medicines programme exposes the false economy of using vials and ampoules instead of ready-to-administer injectable medicines. 👏👏👏 #cpcongress
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RT @UKHSA: Meet Andi Biotic. 👋💊. Andi knows that antimicrobial resistance is making our antibiotics less effective. We could end up in a wo….
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RT @UKHSA: Can you imagine a world where our antibiotics don’t work when we need them?.This is already happening due to antimicrobial resis….
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#ASEF4AMR Congratulations and thank you 🙏 to #ASEF and #WHO for highly-successful meeting and workshop on Mainstreaming AMR prevention through a primary healthcare approach. Always something to learn from innovative solutions in other countries. @FlemingFund @ukinthailand.
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RT @FMLM_UK: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Clinical Fellow Scheme. Proudly sponsored by @davidwebb_1 at @NHSEngland….
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RT @UKHSA: Today we updated the UK antibiotic classification tool. 💊.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes infections harder to treat. The u….
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RT @PrescQIPP: At our next Virtual Professional Group from 1-2pm on 5 Feb, @NHSEngland South West's @elizbeech presents the new @NHSBSA ePA….
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A welcome gift from Oxford University Hospitals, the University of Oxford and NIHR to round off #WAAW2024. There was no evidence that amoxicillin instead of co-amoxiclav for treatment of CAP was harmful.
journalofinfection.com
Current guidelines recommend broad-spectrum antibiotics for high-severity community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), potentially contributing to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We aim to compare outcomes in...
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RT @UKHSA: If antibiotics stop working, we could see bacterial infections wreak havoc as they did before the miracle of modern medicine. 🦠….
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RT @UKHSA: #AntimicrobialResistance is serious. It's a threat to modern medicine, so we need to treat antibiotics with respect. 🫡. Simple a….
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RT @UKHSA: Protect yourself and others this flu season. 🤒. Get vaccinated and reduce the risk of flu-related complications . .
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RT @davidwebb_1: Community pharmacy is the first port of call for many people when they have a minor illness. Pharmacists Yogi and Chioma k….
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RT @NHSNotts: 💊 @drchrisVT explains how taking antibiotics when they are not needed puts everyone at risk. Do your bit to help #KeepAntibi….
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RT @davidwebb_1: An excellent visit to @RoyalPapworth and to hear a range of insightful presentations from AMS teams across @CambsPboroICS….
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RT @DrChristianneM: Delighted to have had the opportunity to showcase our #AMS activities alongside several colleagues in Cambridgeshire &….
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RT @pharmacylthtr: It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week. This is a global campaign to help #KeepAntibioticsWorking. At LTHTr….
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Warm welcome on a cold morning from the Boots team at King's Lynn who shared impressive patient satisfaction survey results for their Pharmacy First service & an equally impressive patient safety record. Improved job satisfaction for staff an added bonus! #WAAW2024 @davidwebb_1
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Inspiring visit to Burnham Market for #WAAW. Burnham Surgery has delivered a remarkable reduction in broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing, taking an inclusive, whole practice approach involving GPs, nurses, dispensary & pharmacy technicians in a supportive learning environment.
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RT @AshleyGWinter: I am giving a webinar to NHS England on Monday about using vaginal estrogen for UTI prevention and it's apparently going….
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