Meeting dates
2021
- Friday 12 February
- Friday 16 April
- Friday 9 July
- Friday 17 September
- Friday 26 November
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
To access the Council papers, you must be logged in first.
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Members of Council can download Council papers here.
Council minutes
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RCOG Fellows and Members can view the minutes from the previous Council meetings.
Membership
Please send all correspondence to the committee secretary.
Secretary
Natasha Sullivan
Email: nsullivan@rcog.org.uk
Tel: +44 20 7772 6345
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 |
Edward Morris |
Vice President, Workforce and Professionalism |
Jo Mountfield |
Vice President, Clinical Quality |
Tim Draycott |
Vice President, Education |
Susan Ward |
Vice President, Global Health |
Ranee Thakar |
Vice President, Membership |
Patrick O'Brien |
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Elected Fellows
|
London: South |
Basky Thilaganathan |
London: North, Central, East and North West |
Nick Panay |
East of England |
Andrew Leather |
Northern/Yorkshire/Humber |
Adam Balen |
South West |
Tim Overton |
North West |
Sarah Vause |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
Hany Habeeb |
Thames Valley and Wessex |
Ian Currie |
East Midlands |
Ian Scudamore |
West Midlands |
Andrew Sizer |
Wales |
Geeta Kumar |
Scotland (2) |
Alastair Campbell |
|
Kirsty Dundas |
Northern and Republic of Ireland (2) |
Carolyn Bailie |
|
Michael Geary |
International (5) |
John Latimer (America/Australasia/Pacific Rim) |
Stergios Doumouchtsis (Europe) |
Jyotsna Acharya (South Asia) |
Dilichukwu Okeoma Chinedum Anumba (Sub-Saharan Africa) |
Hassan Shehata (Middle East and North Africa) |
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Elected Members
|
London: North, Central, East and North West |
George Attilakos |
London: South |
Vasanth Andrews |
East of England |
Alastair McKelvey |
Northern/Yorkshire/Humber |
Hlupekile Chipeta |
South West |
Jonathan Frost |
North West |
Martin Maher |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex |
Abhijeet Shah |
Thames Valley and Wessex |
Vanitha Kumar |
East Midlands |
Indranil Dutta |
West Midlands |
Tony Thomas |
Scotland |
Lucky Saraswat |
Northern and Republic of Ireland |
Claire Thompson |
Wales |
Angharad Jones |
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Elected Trainees' Representatives
|
Adalina Sacco |
Chair, Trainees Committee |
Sarah Quinn |
Vice Chair, Trainees Committee |
|
Co-opted Members
|
Andrew Horne |
Chair, Academic Board |
Shaista Gohir |
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 Locally Employed Doctors (LED) Lead |