Martin is a specialist Community Infection Control Matron with Liverpool and Merseyside Community Health Services (UK). He is part of a team of specially trained nurses who provide advice and support on all matters relating to Infectious diseases and illnesses, both to the public, healthcare workers and independent providers of healthcare, as well as community health staff and services. Martin has been working in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for 18 years within a variety of acute and community settings. He has published in a number of articles relating to IPC and decontamination and has developed the Infection Prevention Society - IPS/DOH audit tools for community settings. Martin is very active within the Infection Prevention Society, having been the community coordinator for many years. He received formal recognition at IPS conference Manchester 2017, when he received the national Brendan Moore award for his work with the society.