| Quantitative data | (n = 11a) | |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management committee | 4 | 36% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management policy in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals where the national antibiotic prescribing guidelines were available | 11 | 100% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial formulary | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial approval system in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals that provide education on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Hospitals performing audits on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Perceived barriers to AMS implementation | (n = 11a) | |
| Lack of infectious diseases or microbiology services | 10 | 91% |
| Lack of training and education | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of pharmacy resources | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of leadership | 7 | 64% |
| Lack of willingness to change | 6 | 55% |
| Lack of senior clinician support | 5 | 45% |
| High level of transient staff | 5 | 45% |
| Lack of enforcement | 4 | 36% |
| Quantitative data | (n = 11a) | |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management committee | 4 | 36% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management policy in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals where the national antibiotic prescribing guidelines were available | 11 | 100% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial formulary | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial approval system in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals that provide education on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Hospitals performing audits on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Perceived barriers to AMS implementation | (n = 11a) | |
| Lack of infectious diseases or microbiology services | 10 | 91% |
| Lack of training and education | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of pharmacy resources | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of leadership | 7 | 64% |
| Lack of willingness to change | 6 | 55% |
| Lack of senior clinician support | 5 | 45% |
| High level of transient staff | 5 | 45% |
| Lack of enforcement | 4 | 36% |
aOnly 11 of the 13 hospitals completed the NAS.
| Quantitative data | (n = 11a) | |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management committee | 4 | 36% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management policy in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals where the national antibiotic prescribing guidelines were available | 11 | 100% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial formulary | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial approval system in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals that provide education on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Hospitals performing audits on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Perceived barriers to AMS implementation | (n = 11a) | |
| Lack of infectious diseases or microbiology services | 10 | 91% |
| Lack of training and education | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of pharmacy resources | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of leadership | 7 | 64% |
| Lack of willingness to change | 6 | 55% |
| Lack of senior clinician support | 5 | 45% |
| High level of transient staff | 5 | 45% |
| Lack of enforcement | 4 | 36% |
| Quantitative data | (n = 11a) | |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management committee | 4 | 36% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial management policy in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals where the national antibiotic prescribing guidelines were available | 11 | 100% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial formulary | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals with an antimicrobial approval system in place | 6 | 55% |
| Hospitals that provide education on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Hospitals performing audits on antimicrobial prescribing | 7 | 64% |
| Perceived barriers to AMS implementation | (n = 11a) | |
| Lack of infectious diseases or microbiology services | 10 | 91% |
| Lack of training and education | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of pharmacy resources | 9 | 82% |
| Lack of leadership | 7 | 64% |
| Lack of willingness to change | 6 | 55% |
| Lack of senior clinician support | 5 | 45% |
| High level of transient staff | 5 | 45% |
| Lack of enforcement | 4 | 36% |
aOnly 11 of the 13 hospitals completed the NAS.
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