Dr Alasdair Bamford is a consultant and specialty lead in paediatric infectious diseases at Great Ormond Street Hospital and an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. He is secretary of the British Paediatric Allergy, Infection and Immunity Group (BPAIIG). He also works for the MRC Clinical Trials unit as a clinical advisor to a number of international clinical trials and cohort studies relating to paediatric HIV and other childhood infections. He the lead author on the Penta/EACS guidelines for treatment of paediatric HIV in Europe and other national and international guidelines relating to the care of children affected by infectious diseases.