Andy is a Consultant Haematologist working in a joint post between NHS Blood and Transplant and Newcastle Hospitals, UK. He is Secretary to the National Blood Transfusion Committee in England, Clinical Lead for the Patient Blood Management and Components clinical team, supports the NHSBT Red Cell Immuno-haematology clinical service and is Clinical Lead for Transfusion and Myeloma at Newcastle Hospitals. He supports regional and national transfusion education initiatives and is involved in guideline-writing and examining. He is an active PI, and UK CI for the REDDS-2 clinical trial.