Priority 11 from the Healthcare Associated Infections Project

UNCERTAINTY: How can we alter the public perception of antibiotics in order to ensure that antibiotics are not sought for conditions for which there is no benefit? (Priority 11)
Overall ranking 11
JLA question ID 0088/11
Explanatory note General public can pressurise the doctors to prescribe antibiotics even when they are not indicated. Educating them on the danger of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing may result in decrease in the inappropriate use of antibiotics. However, there is uncertainty on how best to achieve this.
Evidence

None identified
Health Research Classification System category Infection
Extra information provided by this project
Original uncertainty examples How do we alter public perception of antibiotics in order to ensure that antibiotics are not sought in conditions for which there is no benefit?
Submitted by  1 x Healthcare Professional
Project information
Project unique ID 0088
Project name Healthcare Associated Infections
Total number of uncertainties identified by this project. 259  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 28 February 2019