North East Scotland Faculty
Welcome from North East Scotland Faculty, we are a group of volunteer RCGP Members who work closely with our other partner organisations; NHS Grampian, University of Aberdeen, Health and Social Care Partnerships, LMC and GP Sub Committee. We currently support over 630 members and their GP practice staff by providing educational and social events throughout the year. The Faculty have various awards and bursaries available to local members in recognition of excellent practice and new initiatives.
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Upcoming events
23 January 2025
Chaperone Training for Practice Staff
Join RCGP Scotland and Prima Linea Training for a session on chaperoning for Practice Staff. Examine the history of chaperoning, why it has become necessary and highlight some of...
23 January 2025
Introduction to the SCA (free preparation webinar)
Join us for the first of a two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam. This informative webinar introduces the SCA exam and is led by esteemed professionals Dr Roger...
28 January 2025
The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course
This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers...
29 January 2025
Navigating antimicrobial stewardship for new and early career prescribers
This webinar is designed for early career prescribers as our individual prescribing cultures are often formed during our training or early in our career with evidence highlighting...
Board meetings
Upcoming meeting dates:
- June Faculty Board meeting: Tuesday 11 June 2024, 19:30 to 21:30
- September Faculty Board meeting: Wednesday 11 September 2024, 19:30 to 21:30
- November Faculty Board meeting: Thursday 21 November 2024, 19:00 to 21:30
We are really keen to hear from you on what you think our priorities should be in our local area. It’s also an opportunity to find out how you can be involved and contribute to the work of the College here, as well as nationally. If you are interested in attending, please contact nescotland@rcgp.org.uk to find out more.
First5 and GP registrar social events
Groups of First5 and GP registrar GPs meet regularly in the city for social and educational events. If you are interested in attending these events, or are new to the area and would like to make contact with the group, please contact Dr Stuart Shand for First5 event details or Gemma Gee for GP Registrar event details.
Awards and prizes
We organise several awards and prizes each year in recognition of the hard work and dedication of those working in general practice locally:
- The Provost Medal, awarded for the provision of leadership and excellence within the North East Scotland Faculty, was presented to Dr Graham Taylor at the Ian Murray Scott Lecture 2024.
- The Denis Durno Award, awarded for recognition of distinguished work in the field of Medical Education in General Practice within the North East Scotland Faculty, was presented to Dr John Mckeown at the Ian Murray Scott Lecture 2024.
- The Innovation Award, awarded to recognise outstanding contribution to and leadership of General Practice within North East Scotland Faculty, was presented to the Bixter and Walls Project Team, NHS Shetland at the Ian Murray Scott Lecture 2024.
- The Sir Lewis Ritchie Award, awarded for the highest combined score of AKT and SCA Exams in the North East Scotland Faculty region, was presented jointly to Dr Mary-Jennifer Anyika (combined SCA & AKT%) and Dr Kimberley Moak (combined RCA & AKT%).
- This year a new award, The North East Scotland Sustainability Award was presented to Shetland Walking Group.
For more information, please contact us.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
- Dr Douglas Naismith - Chair, UK Council Deputy Representative and Scottish Council Deputy Representative
- Dr Alasdair Forbes - Provost
- Dr Chris Provan - Honorary Secretary
- Dr Stuart Shand - Honorary Treasurer
- Dr Margaret Denison - UK Council Representative, Scottish Council Representative and Vice Chair
- Dr Hannah Kumar - GP Registrar Representative
- Dr Nura Ali - GP Registrar Representative
- Ms Heather Sharkey - Education Lead
- Dr Deepa Shah - Climate and Sustainability Representative
- Dr Stuart Shand - First5 Lead, Scottish Council Ballot member
- Dr Mary-Jennifer Anyika - IMG Lead
Faculty Board Members
- Dr Laura Muirhead
- Dr Iain Cromarty
- Dr Lorraine Sinclair
- Dr Shona Bennett
- Dr Elizabeth Barr
- Dr Peter Watson
- Dr Sophie Gerring
- Dr Adrian Crofton
- Dr Shirley Laird, FFC Lead
- Dr Grant Rutledge
Observers
- Dr John McKeown - University Representative
- Ms Sue Kinsey - Lay/Patient Representative
- Dr Jamie Hogg - PCT Clinical Governance Lead
- Dr Monica Milne - NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Rep
- Dr Emma Houghton - LMC Representative, Associate Medical Director Hosted Services and PC (Grampian)
- Ms Imogen Smith-Dodd - Aberdeen University GPSoc Vice President
- Dr Mishaim Bhana - LMC Representative, Chair Grampian LMC
Contact us
RCGP North East Scotland Faculty
Telephone: 020 3188 7730
Email: nescotland@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours: 09:30 - 16:30, Monday to Friday.
Your Faculty Support Officer is Gemma Gee.
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