About us
We have a very active Faculty board who meet quarterly to discuss issues relevant to general practice and the local area and also link with other local organisations to discuss issues. Cumbria Faculty traditionally has a strong cohort of GP registrars and international medical graduates and we are always looking at new ways to support these groups.
Get involved
Veteran friendly GP practices
We are working with NHS England to accredit GP practices as 'veteran friendly'. This programme supports practice to deliver the best possible care and treatment for patients who have served in the armed forces.
Over 2,000 GP practices in England are already accredited through this programme. We provide accredited practices with access to free online training, support them to identify and code their veteran patients, and offer advice on referrals. While each accredited practice must nominate a clinical lead, training content and activities are suitable for the whole practice to enhance your delivery of veteran healthcare.
To find out more information, please visit the Veterans' healthcare toolkit on our eLearning platform.
Cumbria's faculty board
Our faculty board meet four times per year in February, June, September, and November, via Zoom. We rely on volunteers to play an active role locally, give views, feed in information from local groups, and shape local general practice via the board.
The board has several opportunities for you to become more active with the local faculty, for example: committee members, council representatives, leads and representatives for various groups including trainees, First5s, mid-career GPs, later career and retired members, EDI groups, LGBTQ+ members, sustainability groups - plus much more.
You can attend board as an observer to see what goes on. If you wish to join the board just let us know and we will affiliate you at the next AGM. If you would like to attend, then simply drop us a line.
Upcoming events
15 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...
16 September 2026
An introduction to speaking publicly or via the media for GPs
Giving you the power to say what you want to say and to say it well. This is the world of the soundbite, the app, the tweet, the word cloud. It's a world of 24-hour rolling...
16 September 2026
BMA - Time Management 2026
We would like to invite you to join our FREE Northern region zoom for all GPs. Ran with the BMA this is a course not to be missed, in today's fast paced society how can we cope.
18 September 2026
Learn to paint webinar - step by step!
Whether you're a budding artist or total novice we would love for you to participate! Book and receive a list of equipment (widely available) then relax login and let Karen whisk...
Awards, prizes and development
Each year we recognise outstanding members working in our faculty. We have annual prizes to support our student members, and also a range of Recognition Awards which we present at our annual celebration evening. Read more about our awards and prizes and please do contact us if you would like to find out more.
Fellowship
The Cumbria Faculty has a very active Fellowship Committee who work towards nominating deserving Cumbria Faculty members through fellowship. Are you a member of five years long standing? Are you interested in being nominated for Fellowship? Do you have a colleague you would like to support through nomination? If your answer is 'yes' to any of these questions and you would like more information please see the Fellowship page to find out more, or you can contact the faculty office for more information
Meet your faculty
Executive Officers
- Dr Venetia Young - Provost
- Dr Ebele Dunkwu - Chair
- Dr Ayesha Mehmud - Vice Chair
- Dr Hezzy Olateru - Honorary Secretary
- Dr Judith Neaves - Treasurer
RCGP Cumbria Faculty have a number of board members who represent GPs from across Cumbria, as well as sub committees for Fellowship, equality, diversity and inclusion, social and wellbeing, and a representative for each career stage of GP. If you wish to come along to one of our board meetings you are welcome to do so. Simply drop us a line and we will send you the invitation link to join the call.
Contact us
RCGP Cumbria Faculty
The Outset
Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1NN
Email: cumbria@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours: 08:00 to 15:00, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Closed Wednesdays.
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