Dr. Katie Hardy, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Infection Control Doctor, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Katie Hardy is a Consultant Clinical Scientist and Infection Control Doctor at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. After completing training in the UK, Katie moved to Birmingham to complete a PhD, using novel methodologies to investigate the transmission of MRSA on intensive care units. Following this she led research into hospital infection, resulting in the implementation of measures to reduce transmission of nosocomial infections. The main areas of her research are the role of the hospital environment in the transmission of hospital acquired infections, epidemiological typing of hospital acquired infections and the use of rapid detection methods. She worked within the infection control team, introducing surveillance programs and scientifically assessing novel cleaning methodologies. Since completing FRCPath, Katie moved to University Hospitals of Derby and Burton where she currently is Infection Control Doctor for the Trust, alongside joint head of department within microbiology.
