South Yorkshire, North Trent Faculty
Welcome from South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty. South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty (SYNT) supports over 1100 members, Fellows, Associates and Associates in Training in the South Yorkshire area, which covers Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Chesterfield and Worksop. As a Faculty, we offer excellent CPD courses and professional training courses. Alongside supporting our local GPs, we also strive to be the first point of contact for our members. Members of the Faculty contribute to shaping the future of general practice by having a say in issues pertinent to GPs which is then fed back to College Council.
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30 July 2024
Effective out of hours training | part 4 sepsis, mental health and challenging situations
This four-part online course is aimed at GP Trainees and GPs new to out of hours, working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies and GPs wanting to start or return to out of hours work.
24 August 2024
Manchester Pride 2024
We are excited to announce that the RCGP has once again been selected to have an official presence at the Manchester Pride Parade on Saturday 24th August 2024. Join RCGP and walk with us in the parade. Register now for your free parade wristbands! It is such an amazing atmosphere to be part of the parade and a day to remember. If the sun is shining it 'could' possible be better than Liverpool's Eurovision! 'Could'!! Everyone is welcome to join us, GPs, team members, patients, friends, family, EVERYONE. You don't have to be LGBTQ+, you just need to support!
06 September 2024
RCGP North of England New Members' and Fellows' Ceremony 2024 | Morning
Join us for our relaxed style New Members' and Fellows' Ceremony in Liverpool on Friday 6 September 2024. Our ceremony is an opportunity for you to celebrate with friends, peers and family the achievement of attaining membership of the College by completing the MRCGP, MRCGP[INT] OR MAP or achieving Fellowship of the College FRCGP.
06 September 2024
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 practiced effectively. This day will give you tools and techniques to best handle remote telephone consultations.
Local training and development
RCGP Fellowship
November 2023
The Faculty actively encourages its members of five years plus standing to consider putting themselves forward for Fellowship. We have a Faculty Fellowship Committee (FFC) within the Faculty, led by our Provost, Dr Dominic Patterson. The FFC can offer advice and support through the faculty office. For more information view the Fellowship page.
Membership for All
November 2023
Membership for all means any GPs who have been on the GMC GP register for a minimum of five years and have completed at least one revalidation cycle (or completed CEGPR) will now be eligible to apply for membership via a new, inclusive route. For more information, visit the Membership for all webpage.
Meet your faculty
Faculty Officers
Karen Forshaw, Chair
Dr Dominic Patterson, Provost
Dr Sylvia Kana, Vice Chair and IMG Lead
- Dr Rahul Kacker, Honorary Treasurer
- Dr Emma Wong, First5 Lead and Nationally Elected Council Rep
- Dr Janet Hall, Council Representative
Faculty Board Members
- Dr Prabhu Shanmugam
- Dr Alan Shirley
- Dr Emmanuel Okeleke
- Dr Suman Thullimali
- Dr Ben Jackson
- Dr Karen Forshaw - Mid-Career GP Representative
- Ria Agarwal - AHP Rep
- Maria Hadley-Howell - AHP Rep
- Professor Chris Burton - Professor of Primary Medical Care, Sheffield University
- Dr Sylvia Kama
- Dr Mike Cooper - First5 Lead
- Dr Sarah Clubb - EDI Lead
- Jake Bertie - Clinical Pharmacist Rep
- Dr Helen Twohig - Climate Change and Sustainability Rep
- Anakin Mallick - GPSoc
- Dr Gireesha Verma - AiT Rep
- Dr Justine Dunning - AiT Rep
- Dr Marta Lewandowska - AiT Rep
- Dr Lee Oughton
- Dr Sufian Ali
Contact us
RCGP South Yorkshire North Trent Faculty Office
The Outset
Sankey Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1NN
Telephone: 020 3188 7785
Email: synt@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours: 08:30 - 16:00, Monday to Friday.
Your local Faculty Administrator is Antonia Ford
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