Andrew is a Nurse Consultant for IV therapy and Vascular Access and leads a team of 35 infusion nurses, vascular access nurses and home IV therapy nurses as part of an infusion and vascular access service unit. Andrew is a non-medical prescriber and regularly inserts implanted PORTS, Tunnelled catheters and PICCs using up to date technology and techniques. Nationally Andrew is the Chair of the National Infusion & Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) an organisation that aims to represent IV therapy and vascular access practice within the UK to ensure that national policy and guidelines align with best practice and are evidence based. Andrew is also a member of the national electronic medicines guide steering group (MEDUSA) and is recognised as a medical technology principle expert for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and most recently as a clinical expert advisor for The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Andrew has spoken at conferences and symposiums in 33 cities in 16 countries about vascular access and IV therapy with a special interest in innovation and technology. Andrew is widely published in journals having undertaken numerous research projects and is also a supplement editor for the British Journal of Nursing (BJN)