UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

“Figures released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reveal that the total number of antibiotic-resistant infections in 2024 amounts to an average of nearly 400 newly recorded cases every week”

“Instances of bacteraemia caused by antibiotic resistance — a potentially fatal condition in which bacteria enter the bloodstream — have risen by 9.3% since 2023, climbing from 18,740 cases in 2023 to…”

“The estimated death toll among those with a resistant infection also rose from 2,041 in 2023 to 2,379 in 2024, representing an increase of 338 fatalities in a single year.”

“Data reveals that between 2019 and 2024, NHS primary care antibiotic use fell (from 14.21 to 13.96 DID).”

“private dispensing in community pharmacies, where growing numbers of patients are being directed for treatment, almost doubled (0.37 to 0.66 DID).”

“Overall, primary care antibiotic use climbed by 0.27% between 2019 and 2024”

“By 2024, 4.5% of primary care antibiotics were dispensed through the private sector.”

“Adults aged over 45 were most vulnerable, accounting for 90% of cases.”

“Nearly half (46.2%) were identified in those over 74.”

“Those living in the most disadvantaged communities faced a 47.2% higher rate of resistant bacteraemia compared with their counterparts in the least deprived areas.”

“The gap in rates between the most and least deprived communities has grown from a 29% disparity in 2019 to a 47% disparity in 2024.”