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Antimicrobial Resistance: Health Services

Commons · Question 91198 · Tabled 14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) early detection and (b) surveillance of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 25 Nov 2025

The Unified Infection Dataset (UID) supports early detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through epidemiological outputs, infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response, and allied research with rich linked data. The UK Health Security Agency (U...