Congratulations to the winners and highly commended entries announced at the third Antibiotic Guardian awards which took place on 27th June. The awards celebrate the work of healthcare professionals across England in tackling antimicrobial resistance and form part of the ongoing Antibiotic Guardian campaign which is led by Public Health England.
The evening was attended by organisations across UK and abroad who had all submitted entries and then shortlisted for their achievements in work to help combat antibiotic resistance and protect antibiotic usage. The guest speaker for the awards was Chief Medical Officer for England, Dame Professor Sally Davies.
The awards were jointly presented by the Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope (lead for the Antibiotic Guardian campaign and Lead Pharmacist for the AMR Programme at Public Health England); Dr Susan Hopkins (Deputy Director, National Infections Service) and Dr Bruce Warner (Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England)
Winner – Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol
Highly Commended – British Poultry Council
Highly Commended – Wayland Farms Ltd
Winner – Leicestershire Scouts
Highly Commended – Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland
Winner – RUMA (Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance)
Highly Commended – Capital and Coast DHB, Wellington, New Zealand
Highly Commended – Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
Winner – NHS Sunderland CCG
Highly Commended – NHS Swale CCG
Winner – Leicester City CCG
Highly Commended – UHBristol NHS Foundation Trust
Winner – Royal Cornwall Trust
Winner – RUMA (Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance)
Highly Commended – West Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Commended – ABP UK
Commended – NHS Tayside – (JM – HK)
Winner – NHS Grampian
Highly Commended – W5 Interactive Science Centre
Commended – Birmimgham CrossCity CCG, Aston University & Partners
Commended – Shropshire young health champions
Winner – University College London Hospitals
Highly Commended – The University of Leeds
Winner – ABC:AMR Team – King’s College London
Highly Commended – Euan Carter – University of Aberdeen
Highly Commended – Lyna Irawati – Universiti Sains Malaysia
Winner – Sue Bowler
Highly Commended – Ryan Hamilton
Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Lead for the Antibiotic Guardian campaign, said:
“The Antibiotic Guardian awards are an excellent opportunity for us to champion organisations and individuals who have supported the Antibiotic Guardian campaign and demonstrated achievement in their work to tackle antimicrobial resistance, one of the biggest global public health threats we face.
“These awards have highlighted the wealth of fantastic work taking place across the country in combating antimicrobial resistance. I’d like to personally congratulate all the nominees and winners for their contributions.
“At Public Health England we will continue to support and work with partners across the health system to improve antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship programmes.”
