UTI Resource Suite

Treating your infection - URINARY TRACT INFECTION (TYI-UTI) leaflet

The TYI-UTI patient Information leaflet has been designed to be used with women who are experiencing urinary symptoms suggesting non complicated UTIs.

This leaflet supports implementation of recommendations in the NICE guidelines on processes for antimicrobial stewardship and behaviour change for antimicrobial stewardship. 

• TYI-UTI leaflet V23.4 (Word)
• TYI-UTI leaflet V23.4 (PDF) 
• TYI-UTI leaflet V23.4 (fully referenced) (PDF)
• TYI-UTI leaflet V22 (Welsh)
• TYI-UTI Leaflet User Guide V3 (Word)
• TYI-UTI leaflet SystmOne upload instructions (PDF)

For leaflet translation in various languages, please visit the Leaflets to share with Patients section of the TARGET toolkit. 

Treating Your Infection UTI leaflet FOR OLDER ADULTS and those who care for them 

The leaflet can be used either to provide information on UTIs to those at risk or care staff may wish to share this leaflet with older adults in their care and/or their relatives. The leaflet may also be used during primary care consultations to facilitate dialogue between a patient and their healthcare professional on specific topics like treatment or safety netting. We would recommend that the leaflet is used as a tool to interact with patients, rather than as a ‘parting gift’. 

• TYI – UTI older adults leaflet V2.3 (Word)

• TYI – UTI older adults leaflet V2.3 (PDF)
• TYI – UTI older adults leaflet V2.3 (fully referenced)
• TYI – UTI older adults leaflet user guide V2
• TYI – UTI leaflet for older adults V1.2 (Welsh)

Urinary tract Infection leaflet combined for adults

This leaflet contains information from our TYI-UTI leaflet for women under 65 years and UTI leaflet for older adults in an easily accessible booklet style format with icons and images. This leaflet has been designed for use in the primary care setting, including general practice, community pharmacy and for use by carers and in care homes. It is suitable for consultations to facilitate dialogue between a patient or their carer and their healthcare professional on specific topics related to managing their UTI.

• TYI – UTI leaflet combined for adults V1 (Word)
• TYI – UTI leaflet combined for adults V1 (PDF)
• TYI – UTI leaflet combined for adults V1

For a fully referenced version of the UTI leaflet combined for adults, please email: TARGETAntibiotics@phe.gov.uk

A series of quick reference tools to inform diagnosis and management of UTIs and understanding of results using: 

• Symptoms and signs, 
• Point of Care tests, 
• The microbiology lab for culture and susceptibility

Resources include:

• The full PHE UTI quick reference tool with rationale and references 
• Visual summary - Older person (over 65 years) with suspected UTI
• Visual summary - Women (under 65 years) with suspected UTI
• Visual summary - Children (under 16 years) with suspected UTI

These resources are currently being updated. A new set of templates will be available soon. 

• Uncomplicated UTI Audit for women Under 65 - Coming soon

• UTI Audit for Catheterised Patients - Coming soon

• UTI Audit for Non-Catheterised Patients Over 65 [Non-Catheterised Patients Over 65 DOC] [Non-Catheterised Patients Over 65 XLS]

• Managing UTI eModule explains the importance and appropriateness of diagnostics and offers advice on how to assess and treat patients with a range of urinary symptoms. 

• TARGET webinar on UTIs highlights simple key actions to help improve your antibiotic prescribing whilst improving the patient experience and their self-care. 

• TARGET antibiotic presentation core slides 

• TARGET UTI rapid update quiz: take part to help identify NICE recommendations for current practice (June 2020).The quiz is for prescribers and health professionals managing people with suspected UTI.

• Recurrent UTIs Podcast

• I-Hydrate: Staff in two care homes in London and researchers from the University of West London have created a free, downloadable resource park to share best practice to ensure care home residents are properly hydrated.
• Out of hospital management of UTIs in elderly patients. Health Education England: Surveillance shows that previous urinary tract (bladder) infections, urinary catheterisation, hospitalisation, being prescribed antibiotics in the previous month and old age are key risk factors for these infections in the out of hospital setting. This short film aims to support health and care workers looking after older adults with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) and introduces resources that can be used to diagnose, manage and prevent UTIs in the out of hospital setting. The short film was published on 20 February 2019.