RCGP Celebration Evening 2007
2007 was another great year for the
Northern Ireland RCGP and on Saturday 1st December 2007
in the Dunadry Hotel we had much to celebrate. Throughout the year
the NI Council office has been inundated with applicants to the
categories of Practice administration of the Year and Patient
Nomination, so much so that short listing had to take place.
Judging and making the final decision on who was to win was made
all the more difficult.
This year also saw two practices
achieve the prestigious Quality Practice Award and five practices
accomplish the Practice Accreditation Award.
Awards were also presented for the
Top Scoring MRCGP Pass in Northern Ireland which was presented by
Prof. David Haslam to Dr Peter Quinn who has joined the College as
a member. For the first time at this awards ceremony we presented
Fellowship of the Institute of Health Care Management to Nicola
Wilkinson, Parkside Medical Practice, who was the first practice
manager in Northern Ireland to receive the accolade
As with previous years the Ceremony
itself was very successful and went very smoothly. Over 250 GPs,
Practice Staff, invited guests, friends, past provosts and
dignitaries were in attendance.
The event captured the Christmas
party atmosphere with many practices choosing to make this
evening their Christmas night out.
In addition we were delighted to
welcome the President of the College Prof David Haslam to the
event. Dr Andrew McCormick, Dr Michael as well as Joe Martin This
was a great opportunity for the Northern Ireland members who were
in attendance and Prof Haslam was pleased to have been there to
present some of the awards:
Guests were welcomed with a
champagne cocktail before proceeding into the Ballroom for the
announcement of the winners.
Dr. David Johnston began the
evening by officially thanking Dr Jeni McAughey for her service to
the NI College over the last 3 years after which the awards
ceremony commenced. This was followed by a four course dinner after
which The Brokers sang, guests danced and the celebrations
continued into the wee hours of the morning.
The Royal College Of GPs is already
looking forward to next years celebration evening which will be
held on the 6th December in the Dunadry Hotel
and which will see the introduction of some new awards!
The
Winners at a Glance
Quality Practice Award
Riverside medical Practice, Strabane
Dr Smyth’s Surgery, Maguiresbridge
Practice Accreditation
Award
Abbey Court Surgery, Armagh
Friary Surgery, Armagh
Drs Cupples, Huey, McCreedy,
Loughbrickland
The Northland Surgery, Dunmganon
Dr Fannin, Hutchinson, Boyd, Ballymoney
Practice Administration Team of The
Year 2007
1st Lurgan Medical Practice
2nd The Surgery, Newtownards
3rdDr Cupples, Huey and McCreedy,
Loughbrickland
Finalists
Salisbury Medical Centre, Belfast
Grosvenor Road Surgery, Belfast
The Hunter Family Practice, Craigavon
Patient Nomination Award
1st Dr Anne Doherty, Oakleaf Medical
Practice, Derry
patient: Ms Rose McGovern
2nd Dr Paul Megarity, Bloomfield
Surgery, Bangor
Patient: Mrs Donna Cleland
3rd Dr Mark Murphy The Health
Centre, Warrenpoint
Patient: Ms Joan Walls
Finalists
Dr Anthony Forde, The health Centre,
Lisburn
Dr David Rodgers, Lake Family Practice,
Craigavon
Dr Richard Thompson, Bradbury Medical
Practice, Belfast
Dr John McKelvey, Cullybackey Health Centre,
Cullybackey
Dr Richard Manning, Eglington Medical
Practice, Derry
Fellowship of the Institute of Health
Care Management
Mrs Nicola Wilkinson, Practice Manager,
Parkside Medical Practice
Top Scoring MRCGP pass
N.I.
Dr.Peter Quinn