Category: AMR
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so far in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session…
Our latest Veterinary Policy Research Foundation Newsletter is out! Here we share some updates and highlights from the last few months. After Scotland passed a similar Bill in July 2020, the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act became law in England and Wales on the 29th April 2021. It increases the maximum sentence available for the most…
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UK Antibiotic Usage and Resistance Fact File
UK Antibiotic Usage and Resistance Fact File is available here This document draws on publicly available data to provide an unbiased factual overview of antibiotic usage data in the UK in both animals and humans. Resistance data for E. coli, Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. are also presented for both animals and humans. Finally, the document…
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UK Antimicrobial Resistance Summit
Tuesday 18th November was European Antibiotics Awareness Day and the VPRF went along to participate in the UK Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Summit organised by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. The event was hosted at Nobel House by Professor the Lord Trees of the Ross, Member of the House of Lords, Nigel Gibbens, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer…
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Weds 26th March 2014
APPG for Antibiotics Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR): Animal use and selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Lord Trees and I attended the All-party Parliamentary Group on Antibiotics (APPG-A) discussion around the use of antimicrobials in animals. There were two speakers: Mr Peter Harlech-Jones BVSc MRCVS: Past-President of the British Veterinary Association. Mr Christopher Teale: AHVLA Mr Harlech-Jones spoke about…