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The sessional GPs committee is part of the BMA's GPC (general practitioners committee). We provide national representation for all salaried and locum GPs.
Members come from a range of backgrounds and careers and draw on their knowledge and experience to speak up and fight for a fairer deal for sessional GPs.
Our priorities
We endeavour to:
- consider all matters of interest for salaried and locum GPs
- lead on all GPC issues that primarily affect sessional GPs
- respond to relevant consultations affecting sessional GPs
- work with other subcommittees as and when required on the development of policy and the production of guidance.
Our people
Chair: Mark Steggles
Deputy chair: Venothan Suri
East Midlands
Kalindi Krishna Tumurugoti
East of England
Mark Steggles
London
Krishan Aggarwal, Venothan Suri and David Mummery
North East
Paula Wright and Rachel McMahon
North West
Mark Coley
Northern Ireland
Conan Castles
Scotland
Jennifer MacDonald
South West
L-J (Laura-Jane) Evans
South East Coast
Sarah Westerbeek
South Central
Samar Bhutoria
Wales
Bethan Roberts
West Midlands
Alicia Barnes
Yorkshire and Humber
Amy Small and Mark Coley
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Our meetings
The sessional GPs committee meets four times a year to discuss the issues that affect all salaried and locum GPs. These meetings are open to committee members only, but non-members can apply for the BMA committee visitors scheme.
Committee meetings:
- Thursday 14 September – hybrid
- Wednesday 13 December – virtual
- Tuesday 5 March 2024 – hybrid
- Friday 21 June 2024 - virtual
All meetings take place from 10am to 4pm either virtually or at:
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP
For more information, email [email protected].
How to join
There are many advantages to becoming involved in our committees. You can actively influence BMA policy-making and negotiations, represent your colleagues' voices and develop your leadership skills.
Each committee has a few routes to becoming an elected member. In the case of sessional GPs committee, this is:
- Seats/term - every three years, elections for one sessional GPs representative (with at least two salaried GPs and two freelance/locum GPs*) from each of the 13 UK regions, including Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, take place for a three-session term.
- Timeline - elections are usually held in March or April.
- Eligibility - all sessional GPs who are BMA members in the UK are eligible to stand in this election. All GPs can vote in this election.
*Salaried or freelance/locum GPs will be eligible if, for the six months before the election, their NHS general practice performer's work has been solely as a salaried and/or freelance GP (excluding work as a GP appraiser) or a GP trainee, and an average of at least seven hours per week of NHS general practice work has been undertaken for that period.
The election section below is kept up to date with details about any running elections, so make sure you keep checking it throughout the year.
Elections
Elections for the Sessional GPs committee are now closed.
Get in touch
If you are interested in finding out more about the work of the sessional GPs committee, please contact [email protected].
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