20/11/2025
Our brilliant team at The Village Medical Centre 💙
💙🦠 It’s Antimicrobial Awareness Week at the Village Medical Centre and across our PCN! 💙🦠
This week our team is raising awareness about the importance of using antibiotics responsibly to protect these life-saving medicines for the future.
Did you know? 💭
💊 Antibiotics don’t work for viruses such as colds, flu or COVID-19. Reducing unnecessary use helps slow resistance and keeps antibiotics effective when they’re truly needed.
💊Never save antibiotics for later use - they may not work properly and could make the problem worse
When prescribed antibiotics, take them exactly as directed by your GP, nurse or pharmacist!!
‼️In 2021 alone, AMR directly caused 1.14 million deaths worldwide. That's more than one million families losing someone they love. Even more concerning is what lies ahead - between 2025 and 2050, AMR could claim an additional 39 million lives globally. Without effective antibiotics, routine medical procedures like hip replacements, caesarean sections, dental work and chemotherapy could become extremely risky due to the threat of untreatable infections.
‼️PLEASE REMEMBER - Not everything requires antibiotics – Please only take them when advised to do so by a clinician & Join us in spreading awareness about this to stop antibiotics from becoming less effective!
VMC team 💙💙💙
