A national campaign is to be launched to remind doctors of the rise in antibiotic resistance and make it clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold.
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson said antibiotics had to be conserved as a valuable clinical resource.
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The long term NHS plan should set out a road map for the future and earmark resources to accelerate the improvements in health and care that ICSs are leading, writes Chris Ham
Andy Cowper ponders on the language used by NHS managers and policy makers and how it can frustrate outsiders and even clinicians and make matters worse
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