A national quality incentive scheme to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals: evaluation of perceptions and impact

<strong>Background:</strong> In 2016/2017, a financially-linked antibiotic prescribing quality improvement initiative (AMR-CQUIN) was introduced across acute hospitals in England. This aimed for &gt;1% reductions in Defined Daily Doses / 1000 admissions of total antibiotics, piperaci...

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Main Authors: Islam, J, Ashiru-Oredope, D, Budd, E, Howard, P, Walker, A, Hopkins, S, Llewelyn, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2018