Wessex Faculty
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Upcoming events
04 July 2024
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 and examiners.
05 July 2024
Telephone consulting and triage skills
This online course will provide you with a real understanding of how to manage the risks involved in remote telephone consultations and the benefits this work can bring when practiced effectively. This day will give you tools and techniques to best handle remote telephone consultations.
09 July 2024
Child & adult safeguarding: level 3 | Online
This RCGP Level 3 safeguarding course is for any GP practising in England. As GPs, we care for both children and adults and the course reflects this, covering child and adult safeguarding topics – individually and jointly. The course will be based around practical considerations for busy frontline GPs. There will be plenty of time for questions throughout the day. CPD Points: includes 4 hours of child safeguarding and 4 hours of adult safeguarding.
09 July 2024
Effective out of hours training | part 2: COVID-19, Ethics, Organisational Aspects
This four-part online course is aimed at GP Trainees and GPs new to out of hours, working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies and GPs wanting to start or return to out of hours work.
Next board meeting
We hold four board meetings a year. This is a place to discuss local issues, ongoing projects, and hear feedback from our Council rep as to what is being discussed nationally. Please get in touch if you would like to observe our next board meeting; we are keen to encourage members at all stages of their careers to be involved!
Local training and development
Educational programme
October 2021
The Faculty runs an extensive educational programme for GPs at all stages of their career. The trainee element is in collaboration with the Wessex Deanery. To support the MRCGP training programme we offer a series of CSA preparation DVDs and case cards to assist trainees in developing their consultation skills (please contact us if you would like further details on this).
Fellowship nominations
October 2021
The Wessex Faculty Fellowship subcommittee welcomes nominations of Members for the award of FRCGP. The chairman will be pleased to offer informal advice to any member who wishes to propose a colleague for this honour. Guidance on eligibility and the process of nomination can be found on the RCGP website.
Awards and prizes
Wessex Faculty Scholarships
February 2021
Wessex Faculty is willing to consider applications from members of the Faculty for Scholarships of up to £250 to defray the costs of projects which they wish to undertake. Projects may involve activities such as service development within a practice, research, professional study or travel. All innovative projects will be considered which satisfy the agreed criteria. For further details about eligibility and how to apply please click Scholarships or contact the Faculty Office.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
- Dr Karen O'Reilly - Joint Chair and Council Representative
- Professor Johnathon Lyon-Maris - Joint Chair and Council Representative
- Dr Richard Weaver - Provost
- Dr Pritti Aggarwal - Vice Chair
- Dr Donald Batham - Honorary Secretary
- Dr David Palethorpe - Honorary Treasurer
Faculty Board members
- Dr Alexander Armstrong
- Dr Sonia Barros D'Sa
- Dr Sunil Bhanot
- Dr Yaso Browne
- Dr Sarah Burns
- Dr Julie Chinn
- Dr Tim Cotton
- Dr Rachel Elliott
- Dr Lucia Grossa di Palma
- Dr Tim Howard
- Dr Ed Klaber
- Dr Helena McKeown
- Dr Hannah Morgan
- Dr Vaishali Naik
- Dr Aigbs Ohiwerei
- Dr Jonathan Rial
- Dr Sally Ross
- Dr Ben Rusholme
- Dr Mary Udo
- Dr Nigel Watson
- Dr Timothy Whelan
Contact us
RCGP Wessex Faculty
13 Pelican House
New Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1DR
Telephone: 020 3188 7709 / 7710
Email: wessex@rcgp.org.uk
Your local Faculty Administrator is Amy Cope.
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