Antimicrobial Stewardship · Wigan
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wigan.
Wigan · local context
Wigan PCNs sit within NHS Greater Manchester ICB (Wigan place).
Wigan PCNs benefit from the BCS Leigh partnership track record — 13 pharmacists, three years, continuous coverage — now offered across the wider Wigan place footprint.
For antimicrobial stewardship specifically, the Wigan pathway typically integrates with Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals. BCS standardises the cross-organisation workflow into a single hub-supervised process.
What you get
What antimicrobial stewardship in Wigan actually looks like.
- Antibiotic prescribing audit cycle
- ICB AMS indicator alignment
- Patient-facing leaflets and counselling
- Pharmacist-led case reviews
- Quarterly safety report
Dual-hub delivery
The only UK provider with a Yorkshire + London hub.
Every antimicrobial stewardship placement in Wigan is mobilised from one of our two clinical hubs — Halifax (West Yorkshire) as the lead and Chiswick (West London) as paired cover. The dual-hub model is unique to BCS: same SOPs, same supervision, same-week cross-cover.
- Lead delivery from the BCS Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub
- Paired cover from BCS Chiswick (West London)
- Same-week sickness, leave and maternity cover
- ARRS-compliant, GPhC-registered workforce
- One SLA, one report, one escalation point
Wigan · what good looks like
Typical first-year markers.
Why Wigan PCNs choose BCS for antimicrobial stewardship.
Solo recruitment for antimicrobial stewardship in Wigan leaves a network exposed to sickness, maternity and retention risk, and rarely meets the supervision standard ICBs now ask for. BCS removes all of that — pharmacists are part of a clinical team, supervision is built in, and continuity is guaranteed by the Halifax (West Yorkshire)/Chiswick (West London) dual-hub.
Frequently asked questions — Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wigan.
Will this support our AMS QOF/IIF position?+
Yes — BCS aligns the AMS programme to the active QOF and IIF antibiotic indicators.
Does BCS already deliver antimicrobial stewardship in Wigan?+
BCS supports PCNs across North West from our Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub with paired cover from Chiswick (West London), and is actively delivering or available to mobilise antimicrobial stewardship in Wigan. Get in touch and we'll confirm current capacity.
How quickly can BCS mobilise antimicrobial stewardship in Wigan?+
In most cases inside 4–6 weeks of contract sign-off, with HSCN-secured remote prescribing back-up available sooner where capacity is urgent.
Talk to our Service Development team
30-minute discovery call. We'll show you how BCS maps to your PCN's specific priorities.
Nearby PCN areas
Antimicrobial Stewardship elsewhere in Greater Manchester.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Leigh
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Atherton
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tyldesley
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Golborne
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Manchester
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Salford
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Stockport
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Oldham
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Rochdale
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Bury
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Bolton
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Ashton-under-Lyne