Take 8 to 10 ml of blood, move it to the lab within 4 hours. Optimise the pathway to reduce contamination, save lives, and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Learn how to do that. A free course for healthcare professionals is now live: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

We all have a role to play in improving the blood culture pathway.
Better detection = Better outcomes.
Free eLearning now available for NHS staff: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Every contaminated blood culture costs time, money and risks patient care.
This free course helps you optimise every step.
Tailored modules for your role: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Join colleagues from NHS England Midlands to explore key learnings on Optimising the Blood Culture Pathway. Learn how auditing and reviewing KPIs can support accurate diagnosis, guide antimicrobial therapy, and improve patient outcomes. For everyone involved in the blood culture process. #AMR #PatientSafety

Optimising the Blood Culture Pathway: Audit Insights and Regional Success Stories | NHS England Events

Optimising the adult blood culture pathway can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, shorten hospital stays and protect vital NHS resources.
A new, free eLearning course, developed by NHS colleagues in collaboration with BSAC, explores how your role contributes to faster, more accurate detection of bloodstream infections and better outcomes for patients.

Tailored modules are available for:
• Neonatal staff
• Patient-facing staff
• Laboratory staff
• Consultant microbiologists
• Multidisciplinary teams

Find your module and start learning today: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Contaminated blood cultures delay diagnoses, waste resources and contribute to antimicrobial resistance.
YOU can help change that. A free course for healthcare professionals is now live.
Start learning today: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

We all have a role to play in improving the blood culture pathway.
Better detection = Better outcomes.
Free eLearning now available for NHS staff: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Every contaminated blood culture costs time, money and risks patient care.
This free course helps you optimise every step.
Tailored modules for your role: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Optimising the blood culture pathway is critical for saving lives and combating antimicrobial resistance. By collecting the correct volume of blood, transporting it to the analyser within four hours, and reducing delays across the process, clinicians can detect bloodstream infections faster and treat patients with targeted antibiotics. This not only improves survival rates, especially in sepsis cases, but also helps hospitals cut unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use, easing pressure on AMR and reducing costs through quicker recovery and shorter hospital stays. Modules are available for different staff roles including lab, clinical, and paediatric teams.

Start now: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

New Free Course: Optimising the Adult Blood Culture Pathway

A new eLearning course developed by NHS colleagues and BSAC is now available to support healthcare professionals in improving blood culture pathways.
Optimising the blood culture pathway is critical for saving lives and combating antimicrobial resistance. By collecting the correct volume of blood, transporting it to the analyser within four hours, and reducing delays across the process, clinicians can detect bloodstream infections faster and treat patients with targeted antibiotics. This not only improves survival rates, especially in sepsis cases, but also helps hospitals cut unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use, easing pressure on AMR and reducing costs through quicker recovery and shorter hospital stays. This free course supports staff in understanding the importance of your role in optimising the pathway to save lives. It is divided into tailored modules to reflect different responsibilities across the patient care pathway:
• Neonatal staff
• Patient-facing staff
• Laboratory staff
• Consultant microbiologists
• Multidisciplinary teams
Whether you’re taking blood cultures, processing samples, or making treatment decisions, your actions matter.
Find your module and start learning today: https://infectionlearninghub.co.uk/blood-culture-pathways/

Colleagues from NHS England Midlands, will share key learnings on Optimising the Blood Culture Pathway. This webinar will highlight the importance of audit and review of key performance indicators to enable accurate diagnosis of bloodstream infections, target appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and improve patient outcomes. This webinar is ideal for all staff involved in the blood culture pathway process. (Doctors, Healthcare professionals working in secondary care, Laboratory staff, Microbiologists, Nurses, Porters, Phlebotomists and Regional colleagues including healthcare scientists)

Optimising the Blood Culture Pathway: Audit Insights and Regional Success Stories | NHS England Events