The RCGP is a membership organisation which
represents over 37,000 members (4,200 of whom are based in
Scotland). In addition to a base in Edinburgh, the College in
Scotland is represented through five regional faculty offices in
Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow.
The College in Scotland came into existence in
1953 (one year after the UK College), when a Scottish Council was
created to take forward the College’s interests within the Scottish
Health Service. After a number of years of increased activity and
political devolution in Scotland, the College bought premises in 25
Queen Street, Edinburgh, in 1999 to house its expanding Scottish
operation.
The College is governed by a UK Council of
Trustees on behalf of its members. The College in Scotland is led
by Scottish Council comprising twenty five members (including
faculty representatives and elected officers) to develop ideas and
initiatives in relation to general practice and primary care in
Scotland.