Will the Cabinet Secretary outline the number of times so-called ‘last-line’ antibiotics were prescribed across the Welsh NHS in the last five years, broken down by year and antibiotic type?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services | Answered on 06/02/2018
There is no common or generally accepted definition of “last-line” antibiotics. The Welsh Government publishes detailed information on prescriptions dispensed in the community here: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/prescriptions-dispensed-community/
Public Health Wales publish reports under the antimicrobial surveillance programme, including a report of all antibiotic prescribing in secondary car. This is available here:
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/94136