The best thing about global ‘one health’ events that are held in the zoo, is that at the end of the day you get to go to the zoo….

Delighted to have played an incredibly modest role in commenting on (and hopefully in some small way shaping) the draft pandemic agreement - this will be a great tool for global cooperation, planning for preparedness, and equity in response and access for the challenges ahead.

We aim to improve regional capacity to monitor AMR, respond to resistant infections, and build long-term resilience against future threats, with a core focus on strengthening surveillance and enhancing laboratory capacity, bridging national and regional efforts including UKOTs

Delighted to help launch our Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) in Barbados - a joint initiative between the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the UK Health Security Agency Health (UKHSA), supported by the UK’s Fleming Fund.

Over the weekend I said to my 4 year old son 'let's race' - and he held my hand and said 'let's win together'. Need to bring more of that spirit to work and life. .

We had a wonderful chat with @emrsa15 @AndyBormanMRL @MFenderesky on the Infection Control Matters podcast about the challenges of C. auris control - could have chatted for hours about this difficult bug and the present and future issues it presents.

Pope Francis was a true servant leader and a most decent man, inclusive and humble, and forthright about social justice. A great loss indeed.

A very happy Easter to all who celebrate - many things as I get older and (somewhat) wiser continue to amaze me. That Peeps (truly an abomination) are ‘artificially flavoured’ is not one of these things…

Doing an ICU round and seeing everyone is either off antibiotics or on aminopenicillins only….

There are many ways that my homeland of Northern Ireland produces talent and influence beyond its diminutive size, very well done to @McIlroyRory.

Our review of antimicrobial surveillance for the novel drug subscription model pilot - ceftazidime/avibactam use and susceptibility testing increased in the lead up to the pilot, as did (low) levels of resistance, and in the context of treatment.

Our review of antimicrobial surveillance for the novel drug subscription model pilot - ceftazidime/avibactam use and susceptibility testing increased in the lead up to the pilot, as did (low) levels of resistance, and in the context of treatment.

Or even if they are thinking about you, they may not have your best intentions at heart - as no one but you can know what those are.

We just published a study identifying the role/needs of teachers/schools in infection prevention and control post COVID-19, highlighting their pivotal place in preventing communicable disease, and extra training needed to support the educational workforce.

Very useful summary of public health infectious disease threats seen in England since the COVID-19 pandemic, including work highlighting the economic benefits of health protection interventions and in identifying health inequalities across infections.

Delighted to have appeared on this excellent @AMR_DHH ( @nakedscientists podcast on current and future AMR challenges - if you are interested, we have an entire lecture series available on YouTube at

Contains updated sections on:.• introduction and background.• investigations in clinical laboratories.• screening of patients and contacts.• management of patients (colonised and infected).• infection prevention and control.• notification, reporting and information sharing.

Delighted to announce the updated national Candidozyma auris (Candida auris) guidance (for healthcare settings in England) is now available: A summary of recommendations provides a concise overview of the guidance to support adoption and implementation.

For everyone who is Irish or holds Ireland dear to them - lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.

Or rather - looking forward to some exciting fungal resistance talks tomorrow at #FungalUpdate2025.