Candidate announcement - Council 2023 elections

We are pleased to announce the candidates who will be standing in the next election to College Council, following a call for self-nominations which was issued to the membership on 25 September. 

The candidates are listed below (in the order their applications were received). Council terms of office begin in March 2024.   

Consultant vacancies (three to elect)   

Dr Jon Chambers  
Dorset County Hospital  

Dr Claire Mallinson  
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust  

Dr Sarah Ramsay  
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow  

Dr Paul Southall  
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust  

Dr Soumen Sen  
Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford 

Dr Ian Walker  
Heartlands Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust  

Dr Orla Lacey  
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust     

Anaesthetist in Training Vacancies (two to elect)  

Dr Matthew Tuck  
Freeman Hospital, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   

Dr David Urwin  
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  

Dr Mohamed Elbahnasy  
Royal Salford Hospital  

Dr Babak Barzi  
East Surrey Hospital, Redhill  

Dr Sophie Jackman  
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust  

Dr Jimmy Siu  
University Hospitals Sussex  

Dr Harry Drew  
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, North West School of Anaesthesia  

Dr Christine James  
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust    

Dr Mickey Chong  
Royal London Hospital  

You will receive your ballot email on 16 November from elections@mi-voice.com and voting closes at midday on 14 December. The results of the election will be announced on our website on 15 December. 

More information on our elections can be found here.   

Contact Information:    
Jonathan Brüün    
Chief Executive Officer    
elections@rcoa.ac.uk