Meeting dates
2019
- Friday 25 January: Council Meeting
- Saturday 26 January: Council Meeting and Members Admission Ceremony
- Friday 5 April: Council Meeting
- Friday 14 June: Members Admission Ceremony and Council Meeting
- Saturday 15 June: Council Meeting and Fellows Admission Ceremony
- Friday 20 September: Fellows Admission Ceremony and Joint Council/Board of Trustees Meeting
- Saturday 21 September: Council Meeting
- Friday 13 December: Installation of new Officers and Members Admission Ceremony, and Council Meeting
Remit
RCOG Council is responsible for furthering the College's mission and for setting its long-term priorities and goals. Council establishes and oversees the clinical, educational, professional, academic and ethical activities of the College. It is chaired by the President and meets 6 times a year. RCOG Council comprises:
Terms of reference
- Council is the RCOG’s most senior professional body, responsible for furthering and fulfilling the mission of the College and for setting long-term goals and aims
- All College Boards and professional committees report to Council, including the RCOG Women’s Network and the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales Committees
- Council agrees clinical and performance standards for RCOG education and training
- Council debates, develops, advises and recommends policies and actions on clinical and professional matters for women’s health, the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology
- Council is responsible for establishing working parties and inquiries to further the mission of supporting women’s health and for receiving reports from any bodies established
- Matters for communication to Fellows, Members and Trainees are the responsibility of Council
Role descriptions
The role descriptions include information about the responsibilities, time commitment and eligibility of RCOG Councillors.
Council papers
Members of Council can download Council papers here (please note you will need to be signed into the website).
Council minutes
RCOG Fellows and Members can view the minutes from the previous Council meetings (please note that you will need to be signed into the website).
Membership
Please send all correspondence to the committee secretary.
Secretary
Karen Cheung
Tel: +44 20 7772 6367
Council contact details
Fellows and Members of the College can access Council members’ contact details here (please note you will need to be signed into the website).
Council members share their experiences
Some of the current Council members have written about their experience of being on Council. Select the names that are hyperlinked below to read about their different experiences and opportunities.
Council members
Officers
|
President |
Lesley Regan |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development |
Mary Ann Lumsden |
Vice President, Clinical Quality |
Edward Morris |
Vice President, Education |
Janice Rymer |
Vice President, Global Health |
Hani Fawzi |
Vice President, UK and Global Membership |
Alison Wright |
|
Elected Fellows
|
London: South |
Basky Thilaganathan |
London: North, Central, East and North West |
Patrick O’Brien |
East of England |
Jane Thomas Preston |
Northern/Yorkshire/Humber |
Adam Balen |
South West |
Tim Overton |
North West |
Sarah Vause |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
Hany Habeeb |
Thames Valley and Wessex |
Felicity Ashworth |
East Midlands |
Susan Ward |
West Midlands |
Sean (John) T Kehoe |
Wales |
Euan Kevelighan |
Scotland (2) |
Phil Owen |
|
Kirsty Dundas |
Northern and Republic of Ireland (2) |
John Morrison |
|
Carolyn Bailie |
International (5) |
Tim Draycott (America/Australasia/Pacific Rim) |
Fionnuala McAuliffe (Europe) |
Ranee Thakar (South Asia) |
Rhona Hughes (Sub-Saharan Africa) |
Hassan Shehata (Middle East and North Africa) |
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Elected Members
|
London: North, Central, East and North West |
Jane Currie |
London: South |
Vasanth Andrews |
East of England |
Edward Prosser-Snelling |
Northern/Yorkshire/Humber |
Usha Nair |
South West |
Katherine Edey |
North West |
Martin Maher |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
Abhijeet Shah |
Thames Valley and Wessex |
Deborah Harrington |
East Midlands |
Indranil Dutta |
West Midlands |
Tony Thomas |
Scotland |
Lucky Saraswat |
Northern and Republic of Ireland |
Declan Quinn |
Wales |
Anthony Griffiths |
|
Elected Trainees' Representatives
|
Adalina Sacco |
Chair, Trainees Committee |
Sarah Murray |
Vice Chair, Trainees Committee |
|
Members
|
Andrew Horne |
Chair, Academic Board |
Kate Brian |
Women’s Voices Lead |
Catherine Nestor |
Vice Chair, Women’s Network |
Jane Plumb |
Vice Chair, Women's Network |
Asha Kasliwal |
President, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care |
Laura Hipple |
Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) and Trust Doctors Lead |