SAPG reflections on 2024
SAPG has had excellent attendance at its meetings and network events and high levels of engagement from its stakeholders, who ensure that the work delivered is relevant and meets the requirements of frontline clinicians and patients in Scotland.
The group has been very proactive in updating and creating guidance for use across Scotland.
In 2024, SAPG released the following resources:
New Guidance
Neutropenic sepsis
This now includes a new low risk pathway for adults
OPAT
The following new guidance has been developed for use in an OPAT setting
New pathways
- Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) pathway for the management of adults over 18 with pyelonephritis or febrile urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) pathway for the management of patients with antibiotic resistant lower urinary tract infection (LUTI)
Additional drugs have been added to the OPAT good practice prescribing guide prescribing information on named antibiotics
- Amikacin (management of Gram-negative infections)
- Amikacin (management of Mycobacterial infections)
- Ceftazidime
- Ceftriaxone
- Dalbavancin
- Daptomycin
- Ertapenem
- Meropenem
- Piperacillin/tazobactam (30 minute IV infusions)
- Piperacillin/tazobactam (24 hour continuous)
Other
Updated guidance
- Chloramphenicol prescribing in adult patients - consensus guidance
- Good practice recommendations for antimicrobial use in frail older people
- Local surveillance of antimicrobial use: framework for Antimicrobial Management Teams
- Aminoglycoside use in empirical prescribing guidelines
- Management of urinary tract infections in men
Updated resources
- The national gentamicin and vancomycin calculator also received UKCA accreditation in 2024
- SAPG podcast for WAAW: iD:oTS Podcast
Content updated April 2025
Care homes
View our guidance on managing common infections in care homes.
Primary care
How we help health and social care staff in community settings improve the use of antibiotics.