Severe community-acquired infection such as meningitis or septicaemia • Hospital-acquired infection, including neurosurgical, orthopaedic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria I have extensive medicolegal experience since 1999 in preparing reports for both defendant and claimant. I have given evidence for the court on 6 occasions. I have attended a medicolegal training course (Bond Solon 3-day residential course, including 1 day on report writing and 2 days on courtroom/cross-examination skills - 17 January 2001)....

Dr Machin has interests in clinical microbiology and clinical virology. In particular, he has expertise in the diagnosis and management of viral infections in sexual health, solid organ and haematological transplant and critically ill patients. Additionally, in the diagnosis and management of emerging viral infections, having been involved in the recent COVID-19 pandemic and Monkeypox outbreak. He has a specialist interest in infection prevention and control of viral infections in hospital settings.