Awards
- NIHR Senior Investigator, National Institute for Health Research, 2018
- HSJ Good Management Award for ‘The Hammersmith Organisational Model of Infection Prevention (HOMIP)’, Health Services Journal, 2006
- National Clinical Champion for reduction of Healthcare Associated Infections, Department of Health, 2006
- Clinical Infectious Diseases Society Prize, UK, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996
External Positions
- Scientific Advisory Board member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, 2020
- Committee Member, Scientific Steering Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance for Academy of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, supported by the Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation, 2018
- Former Chair, Fleming Fund - Technical Advisory Group, Department of Health and Social Care & The Fleming Fund, 2018 - 2020
- Expert Advisor, Sepsis Technical Expert Meeting WHO, World Health Organisation, 2018
- Member, Independent Scientific Advisory Board Wellcome Trust Vietnam Major Overseas Programme, Wellcome Trust Vietnam Major Overseas Programme, 2017 - 2017
- Board Member, Wellcome-Surveillance & Epidemiology of Drug-resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC), Wellcome Trust, 2017
- Expert Advisory Group Member, De-linking Reimbursement of Antimicrobials from Volumes Sold: Implications for NICE Appraisal., Department of Health, University of York, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2017
- Expert Advisor, Expert group on AMR monitoring and evaluation WHO, World Health Organisation, 2017 - 2018
- Treasurer (& Chair), Finance Committee ISID, International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2017
- Expert Advisor, Expert group on health workforce education and antimicrobial resistance control WHO, World Health Organisation, 2016 - 2017
- Project Advisory Board member, Mapping the Risk of International Infectious Disease Spread, User-friendly Tool Mapping the Risks of Outbreak Events, USAID, US Agency for International Development (USAID), 2016 - 2016
- Expert member, Technical Steering Group for the WHO IPC Global Unit, World Health Organisation, 2016 - 2017
- Member, Review Panel for NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Department of Health, 2016 - 2016
- Chair, Antibiotic Review Kit (ARK)-Hospital Programme Steering Committee Meeting, University of Oxford, 2016
- Chair, Antibiotic Reduction and Conservation in Hospitals, Oxford University, 2016 - 2016
- Expert member, Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control Programmes: Guideline Development Group, WHO, World Health Organisation, 2016 - 2016
- Chair and IAG member, International Advisory Group, SHAIPI, Scottish Infection Research Network (SIRN) & Scottish Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Institute (SHAIPI), 2016
- Chair, UK Cross Research Councils Workshops on Global Challenge funding and AMR, MRC, 2016 - 2017
- Call reviewer and panel meeting member, MRC “Tackling AMR Theme 2: Accelerating therapeutic and diagnostics development”, MRC, 2015 - 2015
- Committee member, European Committee for Infection Control (EUCIC), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2014
- Member / External Advisor, External Advisory Panel, IGH Liverpool, Institute of Infection and Global Health (IGH) Liverpool University, 2014
- Expert Member, Trans-Atlantic Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance, TATFAR, 2014
- Member of international expert team, Policy research for WISH on Antimicrobial Resistance: In Search of a Collaborative Solution -Report of the Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group 2013 by Professor Dame Sally Davies and Emiliano Rial Verde., Department of Health, 2013 - 2013
- Executive Committee Member, Executive Committee, ISID, International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2013
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Singapore Institute of Inf. Dis. and Epi., Singapore Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, 2013
- Member, BioMerieux Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Scientific Board, BioMerieux, 2012 - 2014
- Member of teaching faculty, ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardshiP (ESGAP), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), 2012
- Scientific Committee member, International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC), International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC), 2012
- Expert Member, Governmental Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI), Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI), 2007
- Expert member, Governmental Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI), Department of Health, 2007 - 2014
- Member, HCAI Research & Innovation Policy Group Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), ABHI, 2007 - 2007
- Member, HTA programme's Healthcare Associated Infection Expert Advisory Group, National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, 2007 - 2007
- National Clinical Champion, National Clinical Champion for the prevention of Hospital Acquired Infection, Department of Health, Department of Health, 2006 - 2007
- Member, DoH HCAI National Strategy Advisory Committee, Department of Health, 2006 - 2006
- Member, DoH and Intensive Care Society Subgroup on infection, Department of Health, 2006 - 2007
- Member, DoH and Renal Association Subgroup on infection, Department of Health, 2005 - 2007
- Expert adviser and Member, Healthcare Care Commission, Expert advisory Panel, Healthcare Care Commission, Department of Health, 2005 - 2006
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Appointments Commission: Expert Member of Governmental Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI), Department of Health, Department of Health, 2007 - 2014
Fellowships
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, 2017
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, 2009
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians, 2002
Editorial Boards
- BMJ Quality and Safety, Editorial Board member, 2014
- BMC Journal of Health and Human Right, Editorial Board member, 2001
- Journal of Hospital Infection, Editorial Board member, 1999