Severn Faculty
We support over 1,700 members, Fellows, Associates and GP registrars across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Bath and North-East Somerset and part of Wiltshire region. We provide local networking and education support to GPs and their peers in the area.
Get involved
We rely on members to play an active role locally, promoting the College aims and objectives. It is essential to raise and maintain awareness of demographic issues and needs of GPs and patients alike, and develop initiatives to support these. If you would like to find out more about becoming involved with the faculty we would be delighted to hear from you.
Upcoming events
29 July 2025
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...
29 July 2025
GP registrar Hustings 2025
Join us to hear from the candidates standing to be the next GP registrar Chair on College Council.
30 July 2025
Un-Framing EDI July 25
A relaxed, open space for GPs to engage in a philosophical exploration of equity, diversity, and inclusion through conversation and art. Each session begins in the Gallery Caf...
31 July 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...
Next board meeting and annual general meeting
Board meetings are scheduled to be held on:
- Wednesday 11 June 2025
- Tuesday 16 September 2025
- Tuesday 18 November 2025
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
Annual general meeting
The Severn Faculty AGM 2025 will take place on Tuesday 21 October 2025 at Mercure Bristol North The Grange Hotel, from 18:30 starting with a buffet. Please book your place via our website. It is free to attend and RCGP members are welcome to come along.
Bristol medical-chirurgical society
The Bristol Medical-Chirurgical Society aims to promote the exchange of views between health professionals through education and dialogue. Members consist of doctors and dentists, GPs and Secondary Care Specialists, medical students and retired Professors. For more information or contact the Society Administrator, Sam Walker: admin@bristolmedchi.co.uk.
Faculty events
Severn GP Registrar Transition to CCT 2025: Celebrating training and looking ahead
Wednesday 9 July 2025, 13:30 - 21:00, Taunton Racecourse, Taunton
This annual event is for all Severn Deanery GP-ST3/4s and is included in the programme for each region/patch, so it is anticipated that all ST3/4s will attend, to celebrate their GP training with colleagues and Educational/Clinical Supervisors, ADs, TPDs. Deanery colleagues are also warmly welcomed.
All attendees are required book their place at this free event as soon as possible. Please be advised that registration will close on Wednesday 25 June 2025.
The afternoon will include a talk from an excellent speaker, Dr Lucy Pollock, Geriatric doctor and best selling author. Lucy trained in medicine at Cambridge and at Bart's Hospital, and worked as a junior doctor in East London before moving to Somerset, where since 2001 she has been a consultant specialising in the care of older people. Talk title: "Looking after older people - beyond algorithmic medicine", and will be followed with an evening supper. Please don’t hesitate to book your place now via this link.
We look forward to your patch contributions on your best memories/ achievements of your training programme and all trainees will have a group photo taken with colleagues in their training patch which will be circulated after the event to welcome them to RCGP Severn Faculty.
This event is organised collaboratively by Severn Faculty RCGP and NHS England South West. Please note that the dress code is smart.
Severn Faculty RCGP Gala Dinner & Dance 2025
Friday 3 October 2025, Bristol Marriot Royal Hotel, 19:00 to midnight
Join us at our annual Faculty gala dinner and dance with guest speaker, Professor Margaret Ikpoh This social evening will include a welcome drink and a three-course meal followed by the talk and dancing. Bring a guest or colleagues to network and socialise in a lovely venue. Free to members with refundable deposit.
Book your tickets on our website
Fellowship
November 2024
Fellowship is an honour and a mark of achievement recognising a significant contribution to health and welfare of the community, science or practice of medicine, and/or aims of RCGP, or any organisation which benefits general practice. Full details of applying for fellowship can be found at RCGP fellowship. If you are unsure about any part of fellowship or want to know more about the process contact the Severn Faculty for more information.
The faculty actively encourages its members of 5 years plus standing to consider putting themselves forward for Fellowship. We have a Faculty Fellowship Committee (FFC) within the faculty, coordinated by the Fellowship lead, Professor Martyn Hewett. The FFC can offer advice and support through the Severn Faculty office.
Awards and prizes
Severn Faculty RCGP bursaries
Each year we offer Severn Faculty conference bursaries for attendance to the RCGP Primary Annual Conference. These bursaries are for applications from all GPs, GP registrars, Foundation Doctors and student members in the Severn faculty area. We will advertise when the bursaries are open for applications and details will be shared via our Faculty Fortnightly email and via our Facebook page. This year the bursaries were awarded via a Bursary Ticket Prize Draw method.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
- Dr Steve Holmes - Chair, Deputy Council Representative, Severn Deanery Representative & FFC
- Dr Pam Curtis - Vice Chair, Education Lead, South Glos. Representative
- Dr Holly Hardy - Honorary Secretary
- Dr Jennie Cox - Honorary Treasurer
- Professor Martyn Hewett – Provost & Faculty Fellowship Lead
- Dr Jill Wilson - Council Representative & Late Career & Retired Members Lead & FFC
Faculty Board members
- Dr Liz Alden - Swindon Representative
- Dr Anita Annakesavan – IMG Representative
- Bhooshitha Balaji - Student Representative (joint)
- Dr Robin Chisman - Climate Champion & Sustainability Lead (joint)
- Dr Molly Dineen - GP Registrar Representative, ST2
- Dr Sam Gillett - Wellbeing Representative
- Dr Shital Godbole - EDI Champion (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) (joint)
- Dr Daniela Hall - Wellbeing Lead
- Dr Anna Harrison – Wellbeing representative
- Dr Alison Hutchings – Established GP Lead
- Serena Khan - Student Representative (joint)
- Samira Limbada – Nurse Representative (joint)
- Dr Jonnie Martin - GP Registrar Representative, ST1
- Dr Daniel Ogidigben - Editor/Comms Lead
- Dr Patronella O’Neill – First5 Lead
- Dr Graham Rawlinson - FFC
- Dr Niamh Roberts - Foundation Doctor Rep F2
- Dr Mary Robertson – Junior International lead
- Dr Lucinda Ryan - Climate Champion & Sustainability Lead (joint)
- Dr Lindsay Smith - FFC
- Marieke Strange – Nurse Representative (joint)
- Dr Xavin Taylor - GP Registrar Representative, ST3
- Dr Simon Thornton - University Representative & Bristol Representative
- Vacancy - Lay Representative
- Vacancy - Senior International Representative
- Vacancy - Somerset Representative
- Vacancy - Bath & North East Somerset Representative (BANES)
- Vacancy - First5 Lead (additional)
- Vacancy - Foundation Doctor Representative F1
Contact us
RCGP Severn Faculty
c/o UWE Glenside Campus
Rooms 2H001/2
Blackberry Hill
Bristol
BS16 1DD
Telephone: 0203 188 7714
Email: severn@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours:
Monday to Wednesday: 08:00 - 16:00.
Thursday: 08:00 - 12:30.
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(Approved by the College Council under Bye-Law 50)
Interpretation
1. The Interpretation Act 1978 applies to these Bye-Laws as to an Act of Parliament.
2. Words and phrases used in the Charter, Ordinances and Bye-Laws of the College mean the same in these Bye-Laws.
Faculty name
3. The name of the Faculty shall be the Severn Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners (referred to in these Rules as "the Faculty").
Area of the Faculty
4. The area of the Faculty shall be Avon, Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Terms of Reference
5. The terms of reference of the Faculty are to further the College object in the area referred to in Bye-Law 4 of these Bye-Laws, subject to the Charter, Ordinances and Bye-Laws of the College.
Membership of the Faculty
6. The members of the Faculty shall be those members of the College practising or employed in the area referred to in Bye-Law 4 of these Bye-Laws or, if retired or otherwise not practising or employed, residing within that area. The Board may in addition permit the privileges of membership of the Faculty to be made available to members of the College not qualified for membership of the Faculty under the previous provisions of this Bye-Law.
Associateship of the Faculty
7. The associates of the Faculty shall be those associates of the College practising or employed in the area referred to in Bye-Law 4 of these Bye-Laws or, if retired or otherwise not practising or employed, residing within that area. The Board may in addition grant the privileges of Associateship of the Faculty to individual associates of the College not qualified for Associateship under the previous provisions of this Bye-Law. Associates may attend general meetings of the Faculty, but shall not be entitled to vote.
General meetings
8. [(1)] [Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2),] the Annual General Meeting of the Faculty shall be held once in each Faculty year (defined for this purpose as running from 1st November in one year to the next following 30th October) on a date and time decided by the Board. Notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be sent to all members and associates of the Faculty not less than 21 clear days before the meeting.
[(2) The Board may, not less than 28 days before the date on which an Annual General Meeting of the Faculty is due to be held, resolve to dispense with the Annual General Meeting if it appears unlikely that a quorum will be obtained or that there are other good reasons for doings. Notice of the fact that the Annual General Meeting has been dispensed with shall be sent to all members and associates not less than 14 days before the date on which the Annual General Meeting would have been held. Where the Board has dispensed with the Annual General Meeting, the Board may take such decisions as could have been taken by the Annual General Meeting, and the provisions of these Bye-Laws shall apply as necessary.]
9. The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be:
- To approve the minutes of the previous general meeting;
- To receive the results of elections to the Board;
- To receive the Annual Report of the Board;
- To approve the Accounts of the Board for the preceding financial year to 31 March;
- Members' motions; and
- Such other business as the Chairman may allow.
10. Any 7 members of the Faculty may by requisition to the Chairman or Honorary Secretary demand that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the Faculty be convened, on not less than 28 days' notice, for the purpose of considering any motion set out in the requisition.
11. The quorum of general meetings of the Faculty shall be 5. If within 15 minutes of the time appointed for the beginning of the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be abandoned and, in the case of an Annual General Meeting, the Board may take such decisions as could have been reached by that meeting as if the meeting had been dispensed with under Bye-Law 8 of these Bye-Laws.
12. The Provost or other officer designated by the Board shall chair all general meetings of the Faculty. In the absence of both the Provost and the designated officer, any other officer designated by the Board to do so shall preside. In the absence of the Provost and any officer designated to preside, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to chair the meeting.
13. The rules of debate at general meetings of the Faculty shall, subject to the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting, be those applicable to general meetings of the College, with the necessary adaptations.
14. All questions at general meetings of the Faculty shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting and the Chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote, regardless of whether he or she has already voted.
Officers of the Faculty
15. The officers of the Faculty shall be a Provost, Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and Newsletter Editor and such other officers as the Board shall decide from time to time. The term of office of the officers shall be 3 years.
16. The Chairman and Honorary Treasurer of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Faculty, in such manner as the Board shall decide, and every member shall be entitled to vote. No election need take place if only one candidate is duly nominated for any particular vacancy. If a system of single transferable voting is adopted, it shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures advised by the Electoral Reform Society.
Faculty Board
17. The management of the affairs of the Faculty shall be vested in a Faculty Board (referred to as "the Board" in these Bye-Laws), which is empowered, subject to the provisions of the Charter, Ordinances and Bye-Laws of the College and any directions of the Council, to act on behalf of the College and the Faculty. The Board may regulate its own procedure, subject as previously stated.
18. The members of the Board shall be the Provost, Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer and:
- Ex-Officio Members: The Immediate past Chairman of the Faculty Board.
- District Representative: Nominated elected members from the areas quoted in item 4.
- Co-opted: Appointed by the Board and elected/re-elected annually.
- Research Convenor: elected for a period of 3 years.
- Observers: Appointed by the Board who may be non-members of the Faculty or College and lay members.
19. The Board may appoint such committees or sub-committees for such purposes as it thinks fit.
20. The Board and any of its committees or sub-committees may if the Chairman of the body concerned agrees meet wholly or partly by telephone or video conference, provided all members have been sent the papers for the meeting (including by electronic means). The quorum for meetings of the Board shall be 5.
Faculty representative(s) on College Council
21. The Board shall be responsible for nominating the Faculty representative(s) on the College Council.
Accounts and financial arrangements
22. The Honorary Treasurer of the Faculty shall be responsible for drawing up the Accounts of the Faculty for the previous 12 months to 31 March, including a balance sheet and profit and loss account. The Accounts as so drawn up shall be sent to the Honorary Treasurer of the College, for inclusion in the Annual Financial Report of the College.
23. The banking account(s) of the Faculty shall be held at the Unity Trust Bank, or such other Bank as the Board may from time to time decide, subject to the approval of the Honorary Treasurer of the College. Appropriate procedures shall be put in place by the Board, subject to the approval of the Honorary Treasurer of the College, for signature of cheques.
Amendment, revocation or re-making of Bye-Laws
24. These Bye-Laws may, subject to the approval of the College Council, be amended, revoked and re-made by resolution of the members of the Faculty in general meeting, passed by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.
Reviewed Summer 2012
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