Ready to start making a difference on AMR? Use these free antimicrobial stewardship resources

Ready to make a difference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? We are encouraging veterinary teams to take positive steps to improve their antimicrobial stewardship this November to mark World AMR Awareness Week (18-24 November 2026) and the Animal Medicines Amnesty (1-30 November 2026). 

RCVS Knowledge  has a variety of free AMR resources to suit veterinary teams of all types, sizes, and specialisms, including free courses that count toward CPD hours. Look for yourself and start making a difference. 

Resources for all teams

Use our free antibiotic audit template

Looking to audit your use of antibiotics in practice? Get a head start with our free antimicrobial audit template. Simply download the Excel spreadsheet and enter your data, and the template will automatically generate a dashboard of results that you can use to identify areas for improvement. 

Start auditing today.

Apply for an RCVS Knowledge quality improvement award

Are you already making progress on antimicrobial stewardship in practice? We’d love to hear about your project. The ‘Improving antimicrobial stewardship’ category in the RCVS Knowledge quality improvement awards is open to any member of the  veterinary team, including non-clinical staff like receptionists or practice managers, using recognised quality improvement techniques to audit and improve the use of antimicrobials. Don’t forget – if you’ve applied in previous years you can do so again as long as you’ve made progress with your project or started a new one. 

Submit your application.

Take part in the Animal Medicines Amnesty

Ensuring that clients’ antimicrobials are disposed of correctly is a simple way to make a big impact on AMR. To take part in the Animal Medicines Amnesty (1-30 November 2026), speak to your clients about any unused antimicrobials or other medications they have at home, and ask them to bring them into your practice for safe disposal. 

Learn more on the RUMA website.

Resources for companion animal, equine & exotic teams

Become an Antibiotic Guardian

Want to become the leading practitioner of antimicrobial stewardship in your companion animal, equine, or exotic practice? You can become an Antibiotic Guardian by completing our free CPD course and accessing the skills and knowledge to promote the responsible use of antibiotics. 

Start learning today.

Resources for farm teams

Become a Farm Vet Champion

Looking to make a positive impact on AMR in farm practice but not sure where to start? Join our community of Farm Vet Champions and get started on our newly refreshed free CPD course. The course contains over 20 hours of free, on-demand CPD, and contains species-specific modules that are relevant to all areas of farm veterinary work. 

Start learning today.

Read the UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap

The UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap initiative has delivered its research report and roadmap, outlining how the UK ruminant sector can prove – and improve – responsible antibiotic use, while protecting animal health and welfare and maintaining public confidence.

Read the report and roadmap.