To test the implementation of penicillin allergy de-labelling delivered by the responsible clinical teams and the antimicrobial stewardship teams across all medical, surgical and critical care specialities in a UK hospital using the developed toolkit and a validated penicillin allergy decision support tool.
Aim: To test implementation of the penicillin allergy de-labelling complex intervention in surgical, medical and critical care patient pathway. Objectives: * To use the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement methodology to implement the penicillin allergy de-labelling complex intervention in each setting (surgery, medicine, critical care) * To measure the number of patients meeting inclusion criteria (\>16 with a penA not prescribed first line antibiotics) who have had their penicillin allergy record assessed by the wider clinical teams and separately by the AMS team. * To measure the patient uptake of penicillin allergy record removal (i.e. the rate of patient declining de-label / DOC). To interview 10-15 patients and 10-15 healthcare workers to gain insight into the penicillin allergy de labelling process.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
The proportion of patients admitted to adult medical, surgical and critical care specialities with a penicillin allergy record, where the allergy record is preventing first line antibiotic therapy, that are safely de-labelled.
Time frame: 1 year
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