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<p>The current five year United Kingdom Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy was
published at the end of 2013. Work is underway to consider the priorities and focus
for a refreshed strategy and national action plan for publication at the end of 2018.
The refreshed strategy will continue to focus on preventing infections as one of its
key pillars.</p><p> </p><p>The current AMR programme has an ambition to halve healthcare
associated Gram–negative blood stream infections by 2020/2021. NHS Improvement leads
this work and has included hand hygiene in its work programme for 2018/19 in support
of the ambition. As part of our work on the refreshed strategy, we will consider how
to make best use of evidence-based and cost-effective technology.</p><p> </p><p>We
are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including
the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand
hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p>
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