RCGP Scotland

About RCGP Scotland

What we do

Our work includes:

  • Developing initiatives on behalf of members in Scotland
  • Commenting on how UK initiatives and developments will affect Scottish general practice
  • Ensuring that RCGP Scotland continues to be a leading player in primary care development within Scotland
  • Listening to and working with patients, external agencies and members to help deliver the highest standards of general medical practice and excellence in patient care.

How we work

We have four key committees:

  • Scottish council is the main, democratically elected governance committee, which develops and takes forward strategy for RCGP Scotland
  • The Executive Committee is made up of the five Scottish Faculty Chairs (or their nominated representatives) which advises Officers outside of Scottish Council meetings and provides feedback and input from local Faculties.
  • RCGP Scotland GP Registrar and First5 committee was formed in January 2016 as one of the governance committees of RCGP Scotland. The committee consists of GP Registrar and First5 representatives from the five Scottish faculties, and was established with the purpose of representing and promoting the voice of GP registrars and First5s in Scotland, working closely with RCGP Scotland and Scottish Council.
  • RCGP Scottish Patient Forum represents the patient voice in Scotland, developing ideas and leading activities that encourage GPs to work in partnership most effectively with patients and the public.

RCGP Scottish council

The RCGP Scottish council is made up of GP members across Scotland. Each of the five Faculties - East, North, North East, South East and West - nominate their own Faculty Board members to be representatives at Scottish council with the Chair of each Faculty. There are also member representatives appointed for specific GP groups - GP registrar and First5. Scottish council is the main, democratically elected governance committee, which develops and takes forward strategy for RCGP Scotland.

Scottish council meetings take place on a quarterly basis with the Annual General Meeting being held in November. All members are entitled to attend the council meetings as observers and should declare their intention to attend by emailing the Scottish Office.

Officers

  • Dr Chris Provan, Chair
  • Dr Chris Williams, Vice Chair

Faculty Representatives

North East Scotland Scottish Council Reps - Dr Margaret Denison
North East Scotland UK Council Rep - Dr Margaret Denison
 
South East Scotland Scottish Council Reps -  Dr Babar Akbar
South East Scotland UK Council Rep - Dr Sian Tucker
 
West Scotland Scottish Council Reps - Dr Gorkem Hamali and Dr Oyekunle Solomon Oke
West Scotland UK Council Rep - Dr Mary Anne Burrow
 
East Scotland Scottish Council Reps - Dr Scott Jamieson and Dr Amy Knighton
East Scotland UK Council Rep - Dr Munro Stewart
 
North Scotland Scottish Council Reps - Dr David Stephens 
North Scotland UK Council Rep - Dr Chris Williams

Ballot Members

2022-2025 - Dr Stuart Blake

2022-2025 - Dr Mary Anne Burrow

2023-2026 - Carey Lunan

2023-2026 - Kerri Neylon

2024-2027 - Dr Sigi Joseph

2024-2027 - Dr Stuart Shand

Ex Officio Members

Co-Chair F5, GP Registrar and First5 Committee – Dr Cameron Kennedy

Co-Chair GP Registrar, GP Registrar and First5 Committee – Dr Callum George

RCGP President – Dr Richard Vautrey

Chair, RCGP Council – Professor Kamila Hawthorne

Observers

Academic – Professor Lindsey Pope

NHS Education for Scotland – Professor Nitin Gambhir

Chair, RCGP Scottish Patient Forum – Sonia Cottom

Individual Expertise – Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie

Chair, Scottish GP Committee – Dr Iain Morrison

Contact us

If you have any queries about RCGP Scottish Council, you can direct these to ScottishC@rcgp.org.uk

RCGP Scotland GP Registrar and First5 Committee

The RCGP Scotland GP Registrar and First5 committee was formed in January 2016 as one of the governance committees of RCGP Scotland.

The committee consists of GP registrar and First5 representatives from each of the five Scottish Faculties.

The committee was formed as a sub-committee of RCGP Scottish Council, which it reports directly to and is governed by. The aim of the committee is to give a voice to the future of general practice, by discussing areas of policy and membership that directly affect GP registrars and First5. The Chair of the committee is a member of Scottish Council.

The committee welcomes any input from members across Scotland, and can be contacted at: infoscotland@rcgp.org.uk

If your query is specific to one particular Faculty or individual, please include this in the subject line so that it can be appropriately dealt with.

The RCGP Scotland GP registrar and First5 Committee is as follows:

  • Co-Chair (First5): Dr Cameron Kennedy (South East Scotland Faculty)
  • Co-Chair (GP Registrar): Dr Callum George (North Scotland Faculty)
  • North East Scotland GP registrar Representatives: Dr Hannah Kumar/ Dr Nura Ali
  • North East Scotland First5 Representatives: Dr Stewart Shand/ Dr Grant Rutledge
  • South East Scotland GP registrar Representatives: Dr Michael Ravelo/ Dr Luisa Lopez Rojas
  • South East Scotland First5 Representatives: Dr Katherina Tober / Dr Hope Nwinee/ Dr Lauren Ng
  • West Scotland GP registrar Representatives: Dr Andrew McCulloch / Dr Chioma Obi/ Dr Samson Ogunlarin
  • West Scotland First5 Representatives: Dr Diya Mathew / Dr Yoginee Gokool / Dr Sulman LalDin
  • East Scotland GP registrar Representatives: Dr Luliana Kanya
  • East First5 Representatives: Vacancy
  • North GP registrar Representatives: Vacancy
  • North First5 Representatives: Vacancy

Generally speaking: The RCGP Scotland Podcast

This podcast from RCGP Scotland explores issues affecting general practice in Scotland.

Listen to the RCGP Scotland podcast
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Local Faculties

In addition to a base in Edinburgh, the College in Scotland is represented through five regional faculty offices in:

Projects

RCGP Scotland, supported by the government, has developed a dynamic new programme to support mid-career GPs in dealing with the strains and constraints of working in general practice.

As well as supporting Interface Groups, the project has aimed to provide networking opportunities between Groups to facilitate the sharing of learning and experience amongst themselves.

A well-regarded two-part course designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use.

A new initiative, supported by the Scottish Government, designed to support GPs in the transition from GP Registrar to First5.

Deep End project

The Scottish Deep End project was established in 2009, inspired by pioneering Welsh GP, Dr Julian Tudor Hart and his work on the inverse care law. General Practitioners at the Deep End work in general practices serving the 100 most deprived populations in Scotland, based on the proportion of patients on the practice list with postcodes in the most deprived 15% of Scottish data zones. The Deep End movement has now spread across the UK and beyond. Their key focus areas are: workforce, education, advocacy and research. More information on our projects, publications, podcasts and more can be found on the Deep End website. See also our active Twitter feed @deependGP. The current chair is Dr Carey Lunan and current academic lead is Dr David Blane.

Leadership for integration

Leadership for integration is a package of leadership development support for primary care and social care professionals to support them in delivering the integration agenda.

RCGP Scotland publications

Useful links

Contact us

RCGP Scotland
1st Floor, Unit 2, 38 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN

Email: infoscotland@rcgp.org.uk
Telephone: 020 3188 7730

Events enquiries

Email: scotlandevents@rcgp.org.uk
Telephone: 020 3188 7740

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