Antimicrobial Guidance

Updated 26/07/2023

Local antimicrobial guidance is available from the Lincolnshire Prescribing and Clinical Effectiveness Forum (PACEF) and Lincolnshire Joint Formulary websites.

The direct link to the antimocribial pages is below.  New guidance available here was published in June 2023:

• https://lincolnshire-pacef.nhs.uk/policies-guidance/antimicrobial-guidance

Microguide

In addition ULHT have made a Microguide app available to download onto compatible smartphones and devices, ensuring that you can access the latest guidance. The document below explains more, and highhlights the process of downloading and accessing the guidance

• Microguide Antimicrobials at ULHT content summary for DTC and PACEF Sept 2020

You can also access the the Lincolnshire STP sections of the Microguide information from the PACEF website, and using the links below:

• Adult Hospital Guidance: https://viewer.microguide.global/LLSTP/ADULTLSPT
• Paediatric Hospital Guidance: https://viewer.microguide.global/LLSTP/PAEDHA
• Primary Care Guidance: https://viewer.microguide.global/LLSTP/CAG

NICE and PHE Guidance

Below are links to key summaries which relate to antimicrobial use. Please note that due to local intelligence and reisstance, different antimicrobials may be used in Lincolnshire to those stated.  NICE and PHE guidance should be used in conjunction with local formularies.

• NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance –managing common infections (Nov 2020)
• PHE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance:managing common infections (Feb 2020)
• NICE Impetigo: antimicrobial prescribing (Feb 2020)
• NICE Insect bites and stings: antimicrobial prescribing (Sep 2020)