Guidance & QI Tools

SAPG provides leadership and support for NHS boards for antimicrobial stewardship and infection management with the aim of ‘no avoidable injury or harm to people from the healthcare they receive’ and ‘the most appropriate treatments, interventions, support and services’.

We have developed a range of guidance, quality improvement toolkits and other resources to support clinical teams and patients to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care when using antimicrobials.

This webpage has been redesigned in response to user feedback and you can find what you need within the following sections:

• Good practice recommendations
• Antimicrobial-specific guidance
• Infection-specific guidance
• Dental stewardship
• Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial chemotherapy
• Paediatric stewardship
• Information for patients and non-clinical staff
• Quality improvement tools
• Guidance from other organisations
• Right Decision Service App - Antimicrobial guidance