How Elected / Appointed
By NI Council Members
Term of Office
Three Years
Biographical Details
Dr David Johnston, MSc FRCGP, is chair of the Northern Ireland
Council of the RCGP and was appointed 12th November 2007. David was
an Executive officer of NI Council for the previous 3 years and was
chair-elect from 2006 - 2007. He is a full time GP in Maine
Medical Practice, Cullybackey, Co Antrim. He is married to Sally
Ann and has three sons. He has special interests in pre-hospital
immediate medical care, out of hours primary care and rural
medicine. He is a Clinical Director of Dalriada Urgent Care, an out
of hours primary care provider covering the north eastern corner of
Northern Ireland. He has been a GlaxoWelcome research fellow with
the University of Ulster and was involved in researching rural
General practice in Northern Ireland. He has also been involved
with a number of community groups and currently chairs a local
community regeneration trust, Gracehill Old School Trust.