Welcome from North Scotland Faculty
A warm welcome from North Scotland Faculty. We provide local networking, education and support. The Faculty covers a large geographical footprint that includes Highland and the Western Isles, supporting 440 RCGP members and their peers. As a Faculty that spans rural and urban areas, we have a particular interest in our members having access to CPD and professional development opportunities. We organise a range of education events locally, providing healthcare staff with resources is tailored to local needs. We also have bursaries and awards to help our members engage with the college and to recognise innovation and development.
Get involved
We meet four times per year to progress our local engagement activities and discuss issues pertinent to our members, which are then fed back to the College Council. Our next meetings will take place on: Thursday 7 February 2019 at Fairways House, Inverness. All local members are very welcome to attend Board meetings and participate in these discussions – we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us develop our local engagement programme.
North Scotland Faculty's AGM will take place in the Jurys Inn in Inverness on Thursday 20 September, followed by a talk from Dr John Mckeown, Head of General Practice at Aberdeen University and Dr Yvonne Wedekind, GP Teaching Fellow & Dundee Regional Tutor on "How is Undergraduate Medical Education addressing GP recruitment?"
Upcoming events
We run many education courses and social/networking events throughout the year. Many of these contribute to CPD and professional development.
View all learning and social events in North Scotland
Your Faculty Board
Faculty Officers
Dr Miles Mack - Chair and UK Council Representative
Dr Jim Douglas - Provost
Dr Chris Williams - Honorary Secretary
Dr Andrew Moore - Honorary Treasurer
Faculty Board members
- Dr Adrian Baker - UK Council Representative - Deputy
- Dr Chris Williams - Scottish Council Representative / MLG Representative
- Dr David Stephens - Scottish Council Representative
- Prof Philip Wilson - Research Convenor
- Education Convenor/Lead - Vacant
- Dr Sophie Pirie - Lead AiT Representative
- Dr James Lingard - AiT Representative
- Dr Karmen Long - AiT Representative
- Dr Daniel Simpson - First5 Lead
- Dr Kate Dawson - Board Member
- Dr Gordon Smith - Board Member
Faculty News
All members are invited to attend board meetings. If you want to discuss any item covered or want an item to be considered at a future meeting please contact us.
Faculty Initiatives
Centenary of the Dewar Report of 1912.
The faculty is proud to be involved in the Dewar Report Centenary celebrations. Learn more on the Dewar website.
New GPs in Scotland
An innovative website has been launched for Scotland's GPs. The website is intended to provide support for recently qualified GPs in Scotland but is free for anyone to use. The website brings together appropriate information from a host of relevant organisations including RCGP. A combination of innovative technology and a team of volunteer editors means that material is regularly updated and relevant to GPs, including sections with local content, events, jobs and clinical tools. The website can be viewed at newgpscotland.com.
Contact us
RCGP North Scotland Faculty
Fairways House
Fairways Business Park
Inverness
IV2 6AA
T: 01463 258 830
E: nscotland@rcgp.org.uk
Your local Faculty Administrator is Sylvie Main
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