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<p>The United Kingdom’s five-year national action plan for Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR), published 24 January 2019, includes a strengthened focus on infection prevention
and control, renewing our commitment to halve levels of healthcare associated Gram-negative
blood stream infections by 2023-24. The plan also sets a world-first target to reduce
the actual numbers of resistant infections, with the aim to reduce them by 10% by
2025.</p><p>We will achieve our ambitions by adopting a systematic approach to preventing
infections, enhancing surveillance and adding Carbapenem resistant Gram-negative infections
to the list of notifiable diseases. There will also be enhanced roles for Directors
of Infection Prevention and Control, a review of workforce needs and targeted interventions
around hand hygiene.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan makes the commitment to implement
the human health aspects of the UK AMR national action plan. The Department is establishing
a UK AMR national action plan delivery board which will drive and oversee delivery
of this work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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