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.
2025-2026
- Saturday 29 November 2025
- Friday 13 March 2026
- Saturday 20 June 2026
- Friday 18 September 2026
2026-2027
- Saturday 28 November 2026
- Friday 12 March 2027
- Saturday 19 June 2027
- Friday 17 September 2027
2027-2028
- Saturday 27 November 2027
- Friday 10 March 2028
- Saturday 17 June 2028
- Friday 15 September 2028
Our council members 2025-2026
Take a look at the RCGP Council members from 2025 to 2026.
President
- Professor Sir Sam Everington
Chair and Vice Chairs of Council
- Professor Victoria Tzortziou-Brown, Chair of Council
- Dr Jamie Hynes, Vice Chair – Member Standards
- Professor Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair – Professional Standards, Training and Development
- Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell, Vice Chair – Finance and Member Value
- Dr Munro Stewart, Vice Chair - Policy
- 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 Mona Sidhu, Midland Faculty
- Dr Selvaseelan Selvarajah, North East London Faculty
- Dr Susi Caesar, Wessex Faculty
- Dr Maisun Elftise, Midland Faculty
- Dr Nicholas Brown, Severn Faculty
- Dr Robert Laurenson, North East London Faculty
- Dr Margaret McCartney, West Scotland Faculty
- Dr Uwadiae Ima-Edomwonyi, North West England Faculty
- Dr Dominic Patterson, South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty
- Dr Cheska Ball, Wessex Faculty
- Dr Deepthi Lavu, Tamar Faculty
- Dr U A Tanvir Alam, East Anglia Faculty
- Dr Alice Hodkinson, East Anglia Faculty
- Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee, North East London Faculty
- Dr Toyosi Adeniji, Chair of the First5 Network
- Dr Tom France, Co-Chair of the GP Registrar Network
- Dr Molly Dineen, Co-Chair of the GP Registrar Network
- Dr Eman Shamsaee, Co Vice Chair of the GP Registrar Network
- Dr Alexandra Abel, Co Vice Chair of the GP Registrar Network
- Dr Frances Cranfield, Beds and Herts Faculty
- Dr Anna Podlasek, 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 Aaliya Goyal, Midland Faculty
- Dr Aysha Naz, Midland Faculty
- Dr Andrew Dharman, North and West London Faculty
- Dr Lily Lamb, North East England Faculty
- Dr Douglas Naismith, North East Scotland Faculty
- Dr Chris Williams, North of Scotland Faculty
- Dr Selena Harris, North Wales Faculty
- Dr Rebecca McGinley, Northern Ireland Faculty
- Dr Ide Delargy, RoI Faculty
- Dr Holly Hardy, Severn Faculty
- Dr Sian Tucker, South East Scotland Faculty
- Dr Kate Neden and Dr Rebecca Costello, South East Thames Faculty (shared role)
- Dr Isolde Shore-Nye, South 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 Marcus Bicknell, Vale of Trent Faculty
- Dr Johnny Lyon Maris, andDr Karen O'Reilly, Wessex Faculty (shared role)
- Dr Michael Blackmore, 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
- Professor Mike Holmes, Chair of the Trustee Board, Humber and the Ridings Faculty
- Dr Kirsty Alexander
- Dr Waqar Ahmed, Council Trustee, Northern Ireland Faculty
- Dr Onyinye Okonkwo, Member Trustee, Midland Faculty
- Dr Heather Ryan, Member Trustee, Mersey Faculty
- Rachel Viggers, 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 Caroline Rogers, BMA General Practitioners Committee (GPC)
- Dr Samuel Parker, 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 Gary Abel, Chair, Society of Academic Primary Care
- 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.
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