Men's health special interest group
The Men’s health special interest group (SIG) is a space for GPs and primary care professionals who are passionate about improving care for men in our communities.
Our aim
The men’s health SIG is made of GPs with an interest in Men’s Health. It’s a place to connect, share experiences, and explore what effective, inclusive men’s health looks like in real-world practice.
Group outputs
The group is newly created, and we are in the process of producing a workplan. If you would like to get involved, please do get in touch.
What we hope to do
- Join conversations about what men’s health clinics could or should include
- Connect with others who are navigating similar challenges or starting similar work
- Be part of a growing community that values open, peer-to-peer learning
Group members
Dr Sara Haq
Dr Haq is a portfolio GP practicing in South Essex. She graduated from University College Cork in 2012 and worked as a junior doctor in Ireland before returning to the UK for her speciality training in Durham in 2013, which she completed in 2017. Prior to becoming a GP, Dr Haq was a hospital pharmacist having graduated from King’s College London in 1998 and remains on the GPhC register to this day.
One of her interests is training pharmacists to be more effective within a GP setting. In addition, Dr Haq works as an urgent care GP where she has a training role and has undertaken further postgraduate studies in this area of interest. In addition, she has an interest in heart failure and respiratory disease. She is also a longstanding supporter of Asthma and Lung UK and currently sits on the Primary Care Respiratory Society conference organising committee where she helps to deliver and implement the educational content for the annual conference programme alongside her peers.
Dr Sara Haq is passionate about men’s health and has implemented a more structured and educational approach to PSA testing within her practice having completed the prostate cancer primary care programme in 2024.
She was invited to the 2025 RCGP Advocate Summit and has set up a specialist interest group (professionals who are passionate about improving care for men in our communities) with the RCGP for GPs and primary care. This is the first step in creating a formal pathway in the UK leading to a recognised GP with an extended role (GPwER) in men’s health, which is what Dr Haq hopes to achieve as a prostate cancer clinical champion.
She has also been recommended as an RCGP fellow which has been approved by the RCGP council. She aspires to work with consultant urologists to improve GP awareness of PSA testing and counselling as well as common healthcare needs among men by delivering education and one day hopes to be that GPwER in men’s health inspiring future GPs.
Other resources
Explore the RCGP’s support and resources on Men's Health: One day essentials
Contact us
If you would like more information on joining the Mens health group, please contact advocates@rcgp.org.uk and you will be put in touch with the relevant person.
The group is also active on the RCGP members' forum, where you can discuss topics directly with other RCGP members.
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