Council

Council is responsible for shaping College policy relating to general practice and policies relating to the GP profession including professional standards and development.

Council is made up of the President, Council officers, faculty representatives, chairs of the Devolved Councils, and nationally elected members and some additional members appointed due to their role, e.g. committee chair. Observers from internal groups and external organisations also attend Council.

Council meets four times per year at 30 Euston Square and also virtually. 

  • Friday 14 March 2025
  • Saturday 21 June 2025
  • Friday 19 September 2025
  • Saturday 29 November 2025

Our council members 2024-2025

Take a look at the RCGP Council members from 2024 to 2025.

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of Council, South East Wales Faculty

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Dr Richard Vautrey, President, Yorkshire Faculty

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Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, Vice Chair, External Affairs, North and West London Faculty

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Dr Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair Professional Training, Standards and Development, Humber and The Ridings Faculty

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Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell, Vice Chair Finance and Member Value, Humber and The Ridings Faculty

Dr Michael Mulholland, Honorary Secretary, Thames Valley Faculty

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Dr Chris Provan, Chair of Scotland Council

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Dr Rowena Christmas, Chair of Welsh Council

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Dr Ursula Mason, Chair of Northern Ireland Council

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  • Dr Carter Singh, Vale of Trent Faculty
  • Dr Kirsty Alexander, Severn Faculty
  • Dr Susi Caesar, Wessex Faculty
  • Dr Nicholas Brown, Severn Faculty
  • Dr Uwadiae Ima-Edomwonyi, North West England Faculty
  • Dr Gail Allsopp, Vale of Trent Faculty
  • Sir Sam Everington, North East London Faculty
  • Dr Aaliya Goyal, Midland Faculty
  • Dr Stuart Blake, South East Scotland Faculty
  • Professor Aneez Esmail, North West England Faculty
  • Dr Azza Elghonaimy, Yorkshire Faculty
  • Dr Chaand Nagpaul, North and West London Faculty
  • Dr Emma Wong, South Yorkshire Norther Trent Faculty
  • Dr Selvaseelan Selvarajah, North East London Faculty
  • Dr Mona Sidhu, Midland Faculty
  • Dr Maisun Elftise, Midland Faculty
  • Dr Robert Laurenson, North East London Faculty
  • Dr Margaret McCartney, West Scotland Faculty

  • Dr Toyosi Adeniji - Chair of the First5 Network
  • Dr Akram Hussain - Co-Chair of the GP Registrar Network
  • Dr Deepthi Lavu - Co-Chair of the GP Registrar Network
  • Dr Tom France – Deputy Chair of the GP Registrar Network
     

  • Dr Frances Cranfield, Beds and Herts Faculty
  • Dr Munro Stewart, East of Scotland Faculty
  • Dr Laura Douglas, Humber and the Ridings Faculty 
  • Dr Serge Engamba, East Anglia Faculty
  • Dr Saqib Anwar, Leicester Faculty
  • Dr Jonathan Griffiths, Mersey Faculty
  • Dr Jamie Hynes, Midland Faculty
  • Dr Andrew Dharman, North and West London Faculty 
  • Dr Lily Lamb, North East England Faculty
  • Dr Margaret Denison, North East Scotland Faculty  
  • Dr Chris Williams, North of Scotland Faculty
  • Dr Sioned Enlli, North Wales Faculty
  • Dr Rebecca McGinley, Northern Ireland Faculty
  • Dr Ide Delargy, RoI Faculty 
  • Dr Jill Wilson, Severn Faculty 
  • Dr Sian Tucker, South East Scotland Faculty
  • Dr Kate Neden, South East Thames Faculty 
  • Dr Isolde Shore-Nye, North East Wales Faculty 
  • Dr Yasmin Rahman, South London Faculty
  • Dr Jaspreet Dhillon, South West Thames Faculty
  • Dr Will Mackintosh, South West Wales Faculty 
  • Dr Nick Hodges, Tamar Faculty
  • Dr Shamila Wanninayake, Thames Valley Faculty 
  • Dr Anjla Sharman, Vale of Trent Faculty
  • Dr Johnny Lyon Maris, Wessex Faculty 
  • Dr Karen O'Reilly, Wessex Faculty
  • Dr Mary Anne Burrow, West of Scotland Faculty
  • Prof Vijay Kumar, Yorkshire Faculty
  • Dr Ebele Dunkwu, Cumbria Faculty
  • Dr Anita Pereira, Essex Faculty
  • Dr Anwar Khan, North East London Faculty
  • Dr Ben Addlestone, North West England Faculty
  • Dr Bushra Kamal, North West England Faculty
  • Dr Mohana Ratnapalan, South Yorkshire and North Trent Faculty

  • Dr John Spicer, Chair of Committee on Medical Ethics, 
  • Professor Mike Holmes, Chair of the Trustee Board, Humber and the Ridings Faculty
  • Dr Sonali Kinra, Council Trustee, North and West London Faculty
  • Dr Waqar Ahmed, Council Trustee, Northern Ireland Faculty
  • Dr Onyinye Okonkwo, Member Trustee, Midland Faculty
  • Dr Heather Ryan, Member Trustee, Mersey Faculty

  • Mrs Jenny Aston, Allied Healthcare Professions
  • Dr Chandra Kanneganti, British International Doctors' Association
  • Dr Sanjiv Sinha, Deputy Chair, British International Doctors' Association
  • Dr Euan Lawson, Editor of the British Journal of General Practice
  • Dr Paul Evans, BMA General Practitioners Committee (GPC)
  • Dr Fiona Sellens, Chair, Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED)
  • Professor Rich Whitnall, RCGP Chief Examiner
  • Surgeon Captain Dr Kate King, Joint Armed Forces
  • Dr Duncan Shrewsbury, Co-Chair, Society of Academic Primary Care
  • Dr Rupert Payne, Co-Chair, Society of Academic Primary Care
  • Dr Gerard McHale, BMA General Practitioners Committee (GPC)
  • Brenda Allan, Chair, Patient and Carers Partnership Group (PCPG)

Council papers

To view Council papers, log in to MyRCGP.

Council committees

Fellowship and awards

The fellowship and awards committee examines nominations for fellowships and awards, and makes recommendations to the RCGP Council.

Medical ethics

The medical ethics committee advises our Council on ethical issues affecting RCGP, our members, and on any ethical implications of decisions we make.

Scientific foundation board

The scientific foundation board gives grants for research specific to general practice up to £2000. The board gives awards to:

  • research undertaken within the UK, and based on subjects within the UK
  • practising GPs and primary care teams
  • young and new researchers
  • those not previously in receipt of an award
  • non RCGP members

Specialty advisory committee

The GP Specialty Advisory Committee (GP SAC) is a national committee co-chaired by the RCGP and COGPED. To develop, and oversee policy in all areas of work relating to specialty:

  • training
  • assessment and certification

They have oversight of all RCGP committees relating to training and assessment, which report directly to the GP SAC. Members are drawn from our members and from external organisations.

Patient groups

The College has one College-wide patient group and a virtual network in each of the Devolved Nations that share similar aims, values and goals. Find out more about RCGP patient groups.