Overuse of antibiotics Posted or Updated on 4 Mar 2024

This week is national overuse of antibitoics awareness week. 

Antibiotics will not help your common flu and over using antibiotics can cause a less powerful effect to your immune system. 

One way to stay protected this winter is by getting your flu vaccine, contact the surgery to find out if you are eligible.

On Tuesday 23rd October, Public Health England (PHE) launched the second year of the national campaign ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ highlighting that taking antibiotics when you don’t need them puts you and your family at risk. To help keep antibiotics working you are urged to always take your doctor or nurse’s advice on antibiotics.

Find out more information by watching this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdtMbECqQ5Y