West Scotland Faculty
Welcome from West Scotland Faculty. We are a group of volunteer RCGP members who provide local networking, education and support for members in the area. We cover Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Forth Valley and Dumfries and Galloway, supporting over 2000 RCGP members and their peers. As a Faculty, we have a particular interest in supporting our members' CPD and professional development and provide a range of education courses, tailored to local needs, as well as a number of bursaries and awards to support and recognise innovation and development.
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Upcoming events
03 July 2024
Domestic abuse: how can you help?
RCGP South East Scotland Faculty Board welcome Medics against Violence to provide this training on domestic abuse, sharing their insight into how abusive relationships develop and suggested actions that the whole GP team can take to provide support to patients experiencing such abuse.
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.
04 July 2024
Building Resilience and Dealing with Stress in the Practice
What is resilience, and why do we need it at reception? How do we manage everyday stress and high demand? RCGP Scotland is here to help answer those questions through this training for non-clinical staff in GP Practices across Scotland.
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.
Next board meeting
The 2024 Faculty Board meetings are scheduled to take place online on:
- Thursday 22 February
- Thursday 13 June
- Thursday 12 September
- Thursday 14 November 2024.
RCGP Annual Conference
The Faculty offers bursaries to attend the RCGP Annual Conference – please contact the Faculty for more information.
The 2023 winners are Zainab Alani, Marina Politis, Akram Hussain, Rebecca Cunningham, Gaurav Batra and Nichola McComb.
Deep End International Conference
The Faculty offers bursaries to attend the Deep End International Conference please contact the Faculty for more information. The 2024 winners are Dr Safiya Dhanani, Dr Lyndsay Stevenson, Dr Sharmella Summan, Dr Shona Mackinnon, Sophie McPake and Abbie Simpson.
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 West Scotland COMET Elective Poster Prize, awarded to the University of Glasgow COMET student who has scored the highest in their summer elective in primary care poster assessment, was presented to Morna Campbell in 2023.
- The West Scotland Quality Improvement Prize, awarded to the University of Glasgow medical student who has scored the highest in their Quality Improvement Project for the Year 3 Junior GP block in the preceding twelve months, was presented to Ashley Flynn in 2023.
- The GP SSC Prize, awarded to the University of Glasgow medical student who has scored the highest in their GP SSC assessment, was presented to Georgia Smith and Anna de Natale for their 2022/23 submissions.
- The James Scobbie Award commemorates the professional career of Dr James Scobbie. It awards the West Scotland trainee who has scored the highest in their Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) in the preceding twelve months, and was presented to Dr Michael Lawson in 2023.
- The Stuart Murray Prize recognises the contribution of Professor Stuart Murray to general practice education in West Scotland. It awards the West of Scotland trainee who has scored the highest in their Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) in the preceding twelve months, and was presented to Dr Fiona Mackenzie in 2023.
For more RCGP awards and prizes information, please visit our dedicated awards page or contact the West Scotland Faculty.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
Dr Michael Blackmore, Chair
- Dr Sharon Russell – Provost and LCARM Rep
- Dr Monica McGeough – Honorary Secretary
- Dr Mary Anne Burrow – Vice Chair, UK Council Rep
- Dr Issmael Fergague – Honorary Treasurer
Faculty Board Members
- Dr Chris McHugh – Scottish Council Deputy Rep and UK Council Deputy Rep
- Dr Akram Hussain – Education Lead and AiT Rep
- Dr James Morton – Climate & Sustainability Rep
- Dr Oyekunle Solomon Oke – Scottish Council Rep
- Dr Fiona Stark – F5 Joint Lead
- Dr Diya Mathew – F5 Joint Lead
- Dr Susan Thornborrow
- Dr Lynsey Yeoman
- Dr Susan Gibson-Smith
- Professor Frances Mair
- Dr Precious Osadolor
- Dr Gorkem Hamali – Scottish Council Rep
- Stella Macpherson – Lay Rep
- Elaine Deary - Practice Manager Rep
Contact us
Telephone: 020 3188 7797
Email: wscotland@rcgp.org.uk
Your Faculty Support Officer is Diana Lints.
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