Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the key aims are of NHS England’s AMR Programme UTI delivery group; and what timelines are in place for the publication of the findings of that group.

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s urinary tract infection (UTI) reduction workstream was established as part of delivery of the ‘UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024’. This workstream aims to enhance prevention, support early and accurate diagnosis and improve the treatment of UTIs through identifying and adopting best practice and interventions for different populations in healthcare settings, including at home and in care homes.

The workstream does not plan to produce specific findings, as it reports its ongoing work through NHS England and NHS Improvement’s national antimicrobial resistance programme board on a quarterly basis. Progress against all workstreams under the current action plan will be developed in the next five-year plan, which is due to be published in 2024.