About
Welcome to the North East England Faculty of the RCGP. We are a dedicated group of volunteer GPs and allied health professionals working in primary care, committed to providing education, support, and professional development to our members across the region. Covering the area from the Scottish border down to Teesside, and extending west to the Cumbrian border, we serve approximately 2,000 RCGP members.
Our Faculty offers a wide variety of learning opportunities and wellbeing-focused sessions, including collaborative Connect events, all designed to enhance professional growth and personal resilience within the healthcare community.
Get involved
The North East England Faculty Board are a dedicated group of volunteers who have been elected by members to represent and support local interests. Find out which Board roles are currently available in your Faculty.
Our diverse group holds four board meetings a year to discuss a range of topics surrounding general practice and what further support could be offered to GPs at all stages of their career. These are either held online or face to face in the Newcastle area. One of the aims of our meetings is to gain grassroots views on issues of motions to present to the national RCGP Council.
You are welcome to attend these board meetings as an observer, or join the board yourself through our annual elections process. Just get in touch nengland@rcgp.org.uk if you would like to attend.
Upcoming events
Our board is instrumental in producing a lively programme of events for local members, from localised CPD opportunities, to family fun days and celebration evenings, everything is tailored to our members. Follow us on our LinkedIn page for up to date events and activities in your region, or search our list of events below.
North East England events
05 November 2026
Faculty Induction webinar
Following the recent governance refresh, this online induction session will consolidate the recent changes to the Board structure, and provide an overview to Faculty Board operations and good practice guidance. Open to new and returning Faculty Board members.
05 November 2026
Earlier identification and improving palliative and end-of-life care: Using small changes to make a big difference in your practice
Join us for this free, practical and inspiring webinar to discover how small quality-improvement projects and everyday changes can make a meaningful difference for people living with advanced serious illness, those approaching the end of life, and their families and carers. Good palliative and end-of-life care is not delivered by one clinician or through one conversation alone. It is created by the whole general practice team through the people we notice, the questions we ask, the information we record and share, and the simple systems we put in place.
05 November 2026
Introduction to the SCA (free preparation webinar) - Part one
Join us for the first of a two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam. This informative webinar introduces the SCA exam and is led by esteemed professionals Dr Roger Neighbour, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson, Dr Pauline Foreman and Dr Meiling Denney. With extensive experience as examiners and facilitators of successful SCA prep courses for the RCGP, they bring a wealth of knowledge to guide you through this crucial examination.
10 November 2026
The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course
This SCA preparation course is designed to help ST3s who are preparing to sit their SCA examination. The day will involve our lead facilitator showing you how to structure and manage your consultations to give you the best possible chance of success in the SCA exam.
Celebrating and supporting you
RCGP Fellowship
We have an active Fellowship committee who regularly review applications and encourage members to apply for Fellowship. If you wish to self-nominate or nominate someone else please contact the Faculty for further advice. We can provide guidance and support you through the process. The Faculty currently have three nominations which are under discussion. For more information view the Fellowship page.
We also have a celebration dinner taking place in September 2026, this will also be an opportunity for those who wish to apply for Fellowship to ask those important questions.
Meet your faculty
Your faculty board has been elected by members to represent and support local interests. We are a friendly group made up of a range of careers stages and backgrounds. Through this mixed experience we bring everyone together so that a broad range of voices is represented. We also like to socialise and meet up – you are welcome to come to our next board meeting to meet us, or look out for the next social event. We would love to see you there.
Faculty Officers
Dr Rachel Taylor - Chair
- Dr Robert Lambourn - Provost and Rurality Lead
- Dr Raj Bethapudi - Deputy Chair
- Dr Arvind Rajagopal - Honorary Treasurer
- Dr Lynsey Rae - Honorary Secretary
- Dr Lily Lamb - Council Representative
Faculty Board Members
- Dr Adebola Adisa
- Dr Charlotte Ford - GP Registrar Lead
- Dr Alan Fortune - LCARM Lead
- Dr Li Wei Tan - First5 Lead
- Dr Paula Wright
- Dr Suzanne Kay-Worrall
- Dr Elliott Philips
- Dr Sam Bethapudi
- Dr Joanne Stutchbury - Sustainability Lead
Contact us
RCGP North East England Faculty
Telephone: 0203 188 7698
Email: nengland@rcgp.org.uk
Your local Faculty Administrator is: Clare Bartram
Follow us on LinkedIn: RCGP North of England
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