Antibiotic Research in Care Homes – Support (ARCHeS) – Tayside and Fife

Antibiotic Research in Care Homes – Support (ARCHeS) – Tayside and Fife

Study short title: Antibiotic Research in Care Homes – Support (ARCHeS)

Chief Investigator: Dr Charis Marwick

Principal Investigator: Dr Jane Dickson

Calling care homes managers and staff in Fife and Tayside. Please take part in a focus group as part of the ARCHeS: Antibiotic Research in Care Homes – Support study.

This study is being conducted by a research team based at the University of Dundee, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, University College London and Queen’s University, Belfast. They are working to improve the management of infection and antibiotic use in care homes.

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