Kerry Holden
Vice President, IPS
Having worked in infectious diseases and Infection Prevention and Control for the last 16 years Kerry is Deputy Director of IP&C Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust. An active member of the Infection Prevention Society, Kerry is their Vice President and remains a member of the Education and Professional Development Committee. She is chair of the Chief Nursing Officers national IPC shared professional decision making council and South West IPC Network. Kerry is passionate about prevention, quality improvement and supporting expanding and evolving the role of IPC Practitioners to meet the diverse and evolving needs of our communities. Kerry is an independent Nurse prescriber and uses her role to support nursing involvement in antimicrobial stewardship.