New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group

The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) advises the government on the threat posed by new and emerging respiratory viruses.

Role of group

NERVTAG is an expert committee of the Department of Health (DH), and advises the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and, through the CMO, to ministers, DH and other Government departments.

It provides scientific risk assessment and mitigation advice on the threat posed by new and emerging respiratory virus threats and on options for their management.

Code of practice

New and emerging respiratory virus threats advisory group (NERVTAG): member code of practice (PDF, 106KB, 13 pages)

Membership

Current members are:

Professor Jonathan Nguyen Van-Tam, Chair: University of Nottingham
Professor Wendy Barclay: Imperial College London
Dr Matthew Donati: Public Health England, Bristol Public Health Laboratory and University Hospitals Trust
Professor John Edmunds: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Neil Ferguson: Medical Research Council
Professor Andrew Hayward: University College London
Professor Peter Horby: University of Oxford
Dr Benjamin Killingley: Whittington Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Wei Shen Lim: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Jim McMenamin: Health Protection Scotland
Professor Peter Openshaw: Imperial College London
Dr Malcolm Semple: University of Liverpool
Dr Chloe Sellwood: Co-opted Member, NHS England
Dr Bob Winter: Co-opted Member, NHS England