Groups

NHS Scotland Health Board Microbiology and Virology departments have a combined workforce of approximately 1,000 staff and collectively make up

Chair: Dr Mairi Macleod This SMVN group is therefore central to relevant Scottish Government policy and works with stakeholders at

Chair: Dr William Olver This group was established in 2014 as a short life working group to standardise the challenging

Chair: Dr Deborah Lockhart This group was established in May 2021, and it aims to

Chair: Dr Donald Inverarity The IPCD group allows Infection Control Doctors to have an organised and structured framework for IPCD

Chair: Dr Linsey Batchelor This group was established in 2021, and it aims to It is timely to start building

Chairs: Dr Fiona MacKenzie This group was first established in 2018 with the aim of standardising mycobacterial (TB) testing, including:

Chair: TBC This group focuses on operational issues and is made up of Laboratory Managers from Board Clinical Microbiology /

Chair: Dr Fiona MacKenzie The SMVN leads and co-ordinates NHS Scotland COVID-19 diagnostic testing across all 15 Health Boards with

Chair: Dr Kate Templeton This group was established in March 2022, and it aims to