Chair: TBC, SMVN Clinical Lead
Deputy chair: Dr Fiona MacKenzie, SMVN Scientific Manager
NHS Scotland Health Board Microbiology and Virology departments have a combined workforce of approximately 1,000 staff and collectively make up the Scottish Microbiology & Virology Network (SMVN):
The SMVN Steering Group provides direction and focus for the network and aims to meet on a minimum of four occasions each year. It is made up of the following members:
| NHS Boards | Clinical Lead | Manager |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Dr Paul Robertson | Lisa Hunter |
| NHS Borders | Dr Ed James | Caroline Thomson / Susan Johnston |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Dr Linsey Batchelor | Adele Foster |
| NHS Fife | Dr David Griffith | Dr Mairiead MacLennan / Stephen McGlashan |
| NHS Forth Valley | Dr Ben Cooke | Liz Kilgour |
| NHS Golden Jubilee | Dr Sarah Whitehead | Jackie Wales |
| NHS Grampian | Dr Deborah Lockhart | Lesley Beveridge |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Dr Abhijit Bal / Prof Rory Gunson (Virology) | John Mallon Dr Scott Nicholson (Virology / Ref Labs) |
| NHS Highland | Dr Vanda Plecko | Dr Susan McDonagh/ Joanne Smullen |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Dr Carlos Varon Lopez | Becky Jeffrey |
| NHS Lothian | Dr Naomi Gadsby / Dr Kate Templeton (Virology) | Linda Mulhern / Julie White (Virology) |
| NHS Orkney | Dr Becky Wilson | Lorna Wilson |
| NHS Shetland | Prof Peter Hawkey | Sam Willis |
| NHS Tayside | Dr John Shone | Marilyn Clark Rajiv Farmer (Virology) |
| NHS Western Isles | Joel Briggs |
Other Representatives
| SMVN AMR Group Chair / SAPG Representative | Dr Mairi Macleod |
| Clinical Scientist Representative | Dr Claire Alexander |
| SMVN Rep on the National Standard Methods Steering Group | – |
| Infection Control Doctor Network Chair | Dr Aleks Marek |
| Microbiology CMO Specialty Advisor | Dr Sara Jamdar |
| SMVN Workforce Subgroup Chair | Dr Noha el Sakka |
| Infectious Diseases Specialty Advisor | TBC |
| HPS Consultant Microbiologist | Dr Michael Lockhart / Dr Amanda Bradley Stewart |
| ARHAI Representative | Dr Teresa Inkster / Anne Marie Karcher |
| Scottish Health Protection Network Rep | Dr Dave Yirrell |
| National Network Management Service | Camilla Young Nurjan Rakymova |