Khend, if you're going to hold up the Norwegian example, can you please outline in this thread what this system is and how it distinguishes "need" for anti-biotics?
Minx- What you listed is mostly good common-sense stuff. But you and I both know a great contributor to anti-biotic resistance is repeated use in hospitals, which while theoretically more of a managed environment, is also a great environment for doctors to prescribe it frequently and incubate new resistant bacteria no matter how many controls are in place.
More active and tough laws about cleaning hospitals (even to the point of regular shut-downs for top-to-bottom cleanings) seem more realistic than trying to monitor whether every patient in an intensive care unit is bacteria-free.