Improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing through an educational intervention delivered through the out-of-hours general practice service in Ireland

Background Antibiotic resistance is a threat to our health and health systems. Up to 70% of antibiotics are prescribed in general practice. In Ireland, Out-of-hours (OOH) services are mostly provided by co-operatives of GPs and the 11 main OOH centres cover up to 90% of the population. More than 80%...

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Main Authors: Nuala O’Connor, Roisin Breen, Mícheál Carton, Ina Mc Grath, Norma Deasy, Claire Collins, Akke Vellinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:European Journal of General Practice
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2020.1784137