The RMC (retired members committee) represents retired BMA members from all branches of practice. While members may be retired from clinical practice, they are not retired as doctors and remain committed and active BMA members.
Our priorities
RMC's key priorities and objectives are to:
- represent retired members in all BMA activity
- recruit and retain retired members
- support retired doctors returning to work to help with the NHS backlog
- collaborate with other branches of practice for the advancement of all members
- develop ideas and support the work around mental health and improving doctors' morale.
Our people
Chair: Peter Curry
Deputy chair: Stephen Millar
Dr Gillian Beck
Dr John Hughes
Dr Thomas Kane
Dr Catherine Royce
Mr Surjait Singh
Dr Gary Wannan
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Chair’s updates
Read the new year blog from chair, Peter Curry
Read the December 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the October 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the August 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the July 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the May 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the March 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry
Read the February 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the January 2024 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the December 2023 update from chair, Peter Curry.
Read the Autumn update from chair, Peter Curry.
Our meetings
The RMC meets three times a year to discuss the latest issues affecting retired doctors. Only committee members may vote at meetings. However, BMA members and non-members are welcome to attend meetings via the committee visitors scheme. If you would like to attend a meeting, please email [email protected] to register your interest.
2025-26 session meeting dates:
- Thursday 11 September 2025, 10-4 pm - hybrid
- Tuesday 16 December 2025, 2-5 pm-- virtual
- Friday 13 March 2026, 1-4pm - hybrid
- Thursday 18 June 2026, 2-4 pm - virtual
Conference
2026 Conference
The BMA will hold its retired members conference (RMConf) on Thursday 12 March 2026. The conference will be hybrid so that members can attend online or in person at BMA House, London. The conference will be chaired by Dr Tom Kane with the support of deputy chair, Dr Gary Wannan.
Details
Date: 12 March 2026
Time: 10am (with registration from 9.30am) – 4.30pm
Venue: BMA House, London or MS Teams
2025 Conference
The 2025 conference was chaired by Mr Surjait Singh with the support of deputy chair, Dr Tom Kane. Speakers on the theme 'Feeling Valued - Giving Back' included Dr Mary McCarthy, BMA President; Ms Anna Rowland, GMC; Mr Bhavin Visavadia, Royal College of Surgeons and Dr Michael Dawson, BMA Doctor Support Service. In the afternoon conference debated motions.
Read the 2025 conference resolutions.
Read the 2025 conference election results.
2024 Conference
The 2024 conference was chaired by Mr Surjait Singh with the support of deputy chair, Dr Tom Kane. Speakers included Professor Phil Banfield, BMA council chair, Professor Ian Gilmore, BMA president and a panel of speakers for an interactive discussion on the theme 'retirement - another step in your career'. In the afternoon conference debated motions. A recording of the day will be shared here shortly.
Read the 2024 conference resolutions.
Read the 2024 conference election results.
Regional meetings
Smaller regional meetings take place during the year. The programme consists of a small number of speakers and debates on relevant issues.
Retired members who would like to attend these meetings can contact their regional or national office to find out when a meeting is being arranged and to ensure they are on the list.
Any retired members who would like to put themselves forward as a volunteer to assist with the organisation of a meeting, should send their name, region and other relevant details to [email protected]. Please note, no expenses are paid for volunteering.
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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 the RMC, this is:
- Seats/term - every year, elections for 3 seats on RMC take place at the retired members conference (for a two-session term)
- Timeline - elections are held at the retired members conference in March.
- Eligibility - all doctors who are listed as permanently or predominantly retired from medical practice on the BMA membership database and are voting members of retired members conference, can stand and vote in this election.
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
Get in touch
If you have any questions or are interested in finding out more about the work of the RMC, please email [email protected].
Elections for the 2025-26 committee are now closed.
Election for retired members committee
- Every year, the retired members conference elects 3 members to the retired members committee for a two-year term.
- A gender constraint applies, with no more than two-thirds of the 6 elected being from any one gender
Election for retired member ARM seats
- Every year, the retired members conference elects representatives to the Representative Body at the Annual Representative Meeting (ARM).
- Retired members nominate themselves online whether or not they are attending the conference, but only conference members are entitled to vote.
- The chair and the deputy chair of the conference, and the chair and deputy chair of retired members committee, are each allocated a seat on the Representative Body at the ARM without an election being held for this purpose.
Election for retired members conference, chair and deputy chair
- Biennially, the retired members conference elects a chair and deputy chair for a two-year term. The next election will take place in 2025.
- Nominations and voting take place online and full details will be posted here and emailed in the run up to the election
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