Chair: Dr Martin Connor, 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 | Jackie Scott (interim) |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Dr Linsey Batchelor | Adele Foster |
NHS Fife | Dr David Griffith | Dr Mairiead MacLennan (acting) |
NHS Forth Valley | Dr Ben Cooke | Liz Kilgour |
NHS Golden Jubilee | Dr Sarah Whitehead | Jackie Wales |
NHS Grampian | Dr Noha El Sakka | Lesley Beveridge |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Dr Mairi Macleod Prof Rory Gunson (Virology) | John Mallon Dr Scott Nicholson (Virology / Ref Labs) |
NHS Highland | Dr Vanda Plecko | Dr Susan McDonagh |
NHS Lanarkshire | Dr Katherine Hylands | Christel McMurray |
NHS Lothian | Dr Pota Kalima 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 | Dr Martin Connor |
Infection Control Doctor Network Chair | Dr Aleks Marek |
Microbiology CMO Specialty Advisor | Dr Sara Jamdar |
Virology CMO Specialty Advisor | Dr Noha el Sakka |
Infectious Diseases Specialty Advisor | TBC |
HPS Consultant Microbiologist | Dr Michael Lockhart |
ARHAI Representative | Hayley Kane |
Scottish Health Protection Network Rep | Dr Dave Yirrell |
National Network Management Service | Camilla Young Nurjan Rakymova |