Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 906328

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate funding to innovative diagnostics to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP) highlights the importance of accurate diagnostic testing to guide effective antibiotic use.Outcome six of the NAP commits to cross-sector working to develop diagno...

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