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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: Ben Molyneux
East Midlands
Kalindi Krishna Tumurugoti
East of England
Nicki Kemp
London
Krishan Aggarwal
North East
Paula Wright
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
Matthew Mayer
Wales
Nimish Shah
West Midlands
Karthik Bhat
Yorkshire and Humber
Rolan Schreiber
Committee member- national seat
Rachel McMahon
Committee member- national seat
Venothan Suri
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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:
- No meetings currently scheduled.
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 the sessional GPs committee
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 from each of the 16 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 in the UK are eligible to stand and vote in these elections.
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 to 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].