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Antimicrobial resistance inquiry

Inquiry

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and increasing threat to public health in the UK and globally. It is estimated that in the US and Europe alone, antimicrobial-resistant infections currently cause at least 50,000 deaths per year with hundreds of thousands more dying in other areas of the world. If the acceleration of AMR is not slowed, it has been estimated that 10 million people a year could die as a result of AMR by 2050.

Terms of Reference

The Health and Social Care Committee seeks evidence on the progress of the Government to date in responding to the challenge of AMR, including:

  • What results have been delivered by the UK AMR 2013-2018 strategy?
  • What should be the key actions and priorities for the Government’s next AMR strategy, due to be published at the end of this year.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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11th Report - Antimicrobial resistance
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HC 962
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Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Antimicrobial resistance
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CP 13
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Secretary of State for DEFRA on the AMR inquiry
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Oral evidence transcripts

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11 September 2018
Inquiry Antimicrobial resistance inquiry
Witnesses Professor Mike Sharland, Chair, Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Prescribing, Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection, Dr Susan Hopkins, Healthcare Epidemiologist Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Public Health EnglandProfessor Peter Borriello, Chief Executive, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Brine MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, Dr Susan Hopkins, Healthcare Epidemiologist Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Public Health England
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Oral Evidence
4 September 2018
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Witnesses Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, Department for Health and Social Care, Christine Middlemiss, UK Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Lord (Jim) O'Neill of GatleyGwyn Jones, Chairman, Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance, Professor Michael Moore, Professor of Primary Health Care Research, University of Southampton, Dr Sheuli Porkess, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
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Written evidence

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TB Alliance (AMR0073)
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Stuart Calimport (AMR0074)
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DataLab (AMR0075)
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