South East Thames Faculty

We support over 2,000 members, Fellows, Associates and GP registrars in Kent and East Sussex as well as the outer fringes of South East London.

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About us

The Faculty provides a number of educational and social events for our members as well as a Student, AiT and First5 bursary to attend the RCGP Annual Conference (2-day ticket price only), BSMS and KMMS student prizes. The Faculty can also award 'seed corn' research funding up to £1,500.

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Board meetings and AGM

The Faculty Board meets four times a year. Being a part of our Faculty gives members the chance to contribute to shaping the future of general practice and having input into RCGP Council. All local members are welcome to join Board meetings and the AGM, and take part in the discussions.

Later Career and Retired Members Event - Future Engagement

The Later Careers and Retired Members (LCARM) Group was formed in 2018 to provide support and advice for any member starting to plan for their later careers and beyond into retirement beyond clinical practice.

Dr Awadh Jha is the LCARM Lead for South East Thames Faculty. The RCGP hosts a National Later Career and Retired Members Committee which Awadh attends as our Faculty lead.

Mentoring

RCGP Mentoring offers a wide range of free resources to help you navigate the mentoring process, supporting you in your role as a mentee or mentor and helping to ensure that your mentoring relationships are rewarding, productive, and enjoyable.

Connect. Support. Grow.
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South East Thames events

04 September 2026

Appraisal Made Easy - September 2026

Join us for an afternoon of getting the most from your appraisal. We look at tips on how you should prepare, how appraisal has changed since covid, toolkits and much more. There...

05 September 2026

SE Thames Faculty Walk 2026 - Ightham Mote

Join us for a delightful countryside walk from the picturesque village of Shipbourne. We will enjoy a scenic walk through the Kent countryside to Ightham Mote, one of England's...

07 September 2026

Telephone consulting and triage skills

This online course will provide you with a real understanding of how to manage the risks involved in remote telephone consultations and the benefits this work can bring when...

10 September 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...

Awards and prizes

RCGP South East Thames, South West Thames, Brighton and Sussex Medical School Student Prize

For Brighton and Sussex Medical School students only, the RCGP South East Thames and South West Thames Faculties are sponsoring a competition whereby the BSMS tutors invite their top twenty students to submit a reflection, on one side of A4, giving their thoughts of general practice. The tutors short list the entries and then invite the two faculties to agree the awards.

The Faculties could then publish the winning entries in their e-bulletin to members. More details will be published as at when due.

Meet your faculty

Faculty Board Executives

  • Dr Win Phag-Udom – Faculty Chair
  • Dr Ian Jutting - Provost, Fellowship Lead and Interim Honorary Secretary
  • Hasib Ur-Rub – Vice Chair
  • Dr Catherine Neden - Co-Honorary Treasurer and Co Council Representative
  • Dr John Neden - Co-Honorary Treasurer

Faculty Board Representatives and Leads

  • Dr Awadh Jha - LCARM Lead
  • Dr Rebecca Costello – Co Council Representative
  • Dr Tamara Common - Climate and Sustainability Lead
  • Dr Imran Jawaid - EDI Lead
  • Dr Shamarah Mathurin - Charles – First5 Representative and Deputy Council Representative
  • Dr Nwanneka Gaius-Anonaba - First5 Representative
  • Dr Synthia Enyioma - GP Registrar Representative
  • Dr Katy Chisenga - GP Registrar Representative
  • Dr Vimbai Duncan – Co IMG Representative
  • Dr Signe Ibrahim – Co IMG Representative
  • Dr Amzad Khan

Faculty Board Members

  • Dr Debbie Taylor
  • Dr Caroline Sweeney
  • Dr Duncan Shrewsbury
  • Dr Helen Smart
  • Dr Jane Roome
  • Dr Obinna Ede
  • Dr Mohsina Ashraf
  • Dr Gurdeep Dosanjh
  • Dr Sumeru Shah 
  • Sina Karimian

Contact us

RCGP South East Thames Faculty
30 Euston Square
London
NW1 2FB

Telephone: 020 3188 7400
Email: sethames@rcgp.org.uk

Office opening hours: 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday.

Your local Faculty Administrator is Katie Biring.

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