Who can be a Referee?
A referee is anyone who is in a position to vouch for the
credibility/authenticity of the evidence being submitted. They may
or may not be a member or Fellow of the College and in some cases,
may not (e.g. chairman of the local patient group). Referees may
vary according to the Achievement Category.
The following are examples of referees
identified by past candidates:
Clinical Practice
Practice Manager
GP Principal
Chair (Professional Executive Committee)
Medical Advisor (Local Health Board)
Practice Partner
Deputy GP Deanery Director
Regimental Medical Officer
GP Appraiser
Hospital Practitioner
GPR Trainer
Local Medical Committee Member
College Examiner
PCT Medical Director
Chair/Provost (RCGP Faculty)
VTS Course Organiser
Patient-Centred Practice
Practice Partner / Senior Partner
PPG Chair
Regimental Medical Officer
PCT Clinical Governance Lead
Group/Committee/Association Director
GP Principal
GPR Trainer
Specialist GP
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Nursing Sister
Community Matron (local Primary Care
Trust)
LMC Secretary
Professor of General Practice
Member of Board (RCGP Faculty)
RCGP Examiner for Video Submissions
Medical Educator
Member of PMETB Appeals Panel
Associate Deanery Advisor
RCGP MAP Appraiser and Advisor
Practice Manager
Associate Clinical Dean
GP Appraiser
Minister of Religion
VTS Course Organiser
Medical Director (On Call Care)
GP Non-Principal
Leadership
LMC Secretary
Chief Clinical Officer (NHS Connecting for
Health)
Former Chair (RCGP)
Associate Postgraduate Dean
Director of Postgraduate GP Education
PCT Medical Advisor
PCT Head of Medicines Management
Head of Academic School
Professor of General Practice
Provost (local RCGP Faculty Board)
Executive Partner
GP Appraiser
Solicitor
Committee/Working Group Chair
Chief Executive (of a limited company)
Consultant (local NHS Organisation)
Former Executive Director
Chair (RCGP group)
VTS Course Organiser
Chair (PEC)
Member (Local Medical Council)
Director (local management consultancy
firm)
Chief Executive of Local Medical Committee
Chair (Local Health Board)
Trainer
Postgraduate GP Dean
Clinical Governance Lead
PCT Executive Committee Chair
Practice Manager
Senior Lecturer
Teaching & Education
Professor of General Practice
Clinical Director
Medical Director
Associate/Director of Postgraduate GP
Education
Head of School of General Practice
GP Educationalist Tutor
Appraisal Project Lead
Primary Care Course Advisor
Appraiser
Member of RCGP Council
RCGP Executive Board Member
University Clinical Tutor
GP Principal / Trainer
Primary Care Medical Educator
PCT Head of Workforce Development
Associate Director
Senior Lecturer in General Practice
Clinical Governance and Education Lead (local
Primary Care Trust)
Course Organiser
MRCGP Examiner
GPR Trainer
Senior Teaching Fellow
VTS Course Organiser
MRCGP Exam Board Convener
Practice Manager
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Innovation &
Creativity
GP Principal
Primary Care Specialist Surgeon
Former Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (Royal
Navy)
Associate Director
Government Minister
Medical Director (on-call care)
Director
Chair (PEC)
Appraiser
PMS Principal
PCT Assistant Director of Commissioning and
Service Design Lead Researcher
Academic & Research
Professor of General Practice
Senior Lecturer in General Practice
Professor of Primary Care
Head of Division, Department of Medical
Education
Director of Postgraduate GP Education