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Background: Primary care has a significant role in AKI management: two-thirds of AKI originates in the community. Through academic detailing (an evidence-based educational approach) we aimed to implement and measure the effect of a primary care-based education programme based around academic detailing and peer-reviewed audit.

Methods: The education programme took place across a large clinical commissioning group (CCG) consisting of 55 primary care practices.

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Initiatives to improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing in primary care.

J Antimicrob Chemother

November 2013

NHS Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Cardinal Square, 1st Floor East Point, 10 Nottingham Road, Derby DE1 3QT, UK.

Influencing clinicians' prescribing behaviour is important because inappropriate use and overuse of antibiotics are major drivers of antibiotic resistance. A systematic review of interventions for promoting prudent prescribing of antibiotics by general practitioners suggests that multifaceted interventions will maximize acceptability. This article reports how this type of approach has been used successfully in Derbyshire, UK over the last 4 years.

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