Collaborating Organisations

Association of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
The Association for Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics was founded in 1976. The aims of the Association are to foster interest in and disseminate knowledge of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics. www.avcpt.org

National Concern for Healthcare Infections

National Concern for Healthcare Infections (NCHI) exists to inform, support and represent the interests and safety of patients and all individuals affected by healthcare infections. As a Member of the International Alliance for Patients Organizations NCHI has two board Members elected as Patients for Patient Safety Champions England and Wales (WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety). The organization works tirelessly in partnership with stakeholder groups to promote and support the needs of all who have been or are affected directly or indirectly by medical harm. www.nc-hi.com

British Geriatrics Society

Founded in 1947, the British Geriatrics Society is a professional association of doctors, nurses, therapists and scientists with a particular interest in the medical care of the frail older person and in promoting better health in old age. It is the only professional association, in the United Kingdom, of doctors practising geriatric medicine.  The majority of its 2500 international membership are consultants in geriatric medicine, the psychiatry of old age, public health medicine, general practitioners, and scientists engaged in the research of age-related disease. The Society also has members in the nursing, therapy and pharmacology professions. www.bgs.org.uk

Royal College of Nursing

The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. To deliver our mission we aim to: Represent the interests of nurses and nursing and be their voice locally, nationally and internationally. Influence and lobby governments and others to develop and implement policy that improves the quality of patient care, and builds on the importance of nurses, health care assistants and nursing students to health outcomes. Support and protect the value of nurses and nursing staff in all their diversity, their terms and conditions of employment in all employment sectors and the interests of nurses professionally. Develop and educate nurses professionally and academically, building our resource of professional expertise and leadership and develop the science and art of nursing and its professional practice. Build a sustainable, member led, organisation with the capacity to deliver our mission effectively, efficiently and in accordance with our values the systems, attitudes and resources to offer the best possible support and development to our staff. www.rcn.org.uk/

Department of Health

The Department of Health (DH) is a complex organisation with a very important aim: to improve health and well-being. DH works with many different external partners and services, including other Government Departments, the NHS and local government. We are a very diverse organisation with talented and experienced staff from many different backgrounds all working together. But one of the key principles about the way DH works is that, although we come from different backgrounds and work with many different partners, we share one purpose and common values, standards and expectations which apply across all our work and to the way we tackle all our different tasks. . www.dh.gov.uk

Intensive Care Society

The Intensive Care Society is the representative body in the UK for intensive care professionals and patients. The Society is dedicated to the delivery of the highest quality of critical care to patients in the UK. We perform many functions for the intensive care community in the UK such as the production of guidelines and standards, stage national meetings, training courses and focus groups. We represent Intensive Care in wide ranging organisations from the Royal Colleges to the Department of Health and other organisations and societies with a stake or interest in intensive care. We are also represented on the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care. www.ics.ac.uk

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was established in 2005. It is an EU agency with aim to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It is seated in Stockholm, Sweden. Our Mission According to the Article 3 of the founding Regulation, ECDC's mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases. In order to achieve this mission, ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies across Europe to strengthen and develop continent-wide disease surveillance and early warning systems. By working with experts throughout Europe, ECDC pools Europes health knowledge, so as to develop authoritative scientific opinions about the risks posed by current and emerging infectious diseases. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx

European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption

ESAC or European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption is a European project coordinated by the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. There are 34 countries participating in ESAC of which all 27 EU (European Union) member states. Each country has its own national network of experts. They collect data on the use of drugs to treat infections caused by bacteria (antibiotics), viruses (antivirals) and fungi (antimycotics) and send the data to the University of Antwerp. ESAC is funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) which is located in Stockholm, Sweden. http://app.esac.ua.ac.be/public/