RCoA Council candidates

It is almost time to vote for the candidates you would like to see support the College and its specialties and represent your voice and your interests. Elections for six Consultant vacancies, one SAS vacancy and one Anaesthetist in Training vacancy on the Council of the Royal College of Anaesthetists will open a week from today – Tuesday 16 November. This follows a call for nominations which was issued to the membership on 22 September 2021.

Those who will be standing for election are listed below (in the order their applications were received). Terms of office begin in March 2022.

Consultant vacancies (six to elect)

• Professor Michael Grocott
  University Hospital Southampton

• Professor Andrew Smith
  Royal Lancaster Infirmary

• Dr Jonathan Chambers
  Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Jamie Strachan
  Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Toni Brunning
  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

• Dr Sarah Thornton
  The Royal Bolton Hospital

• Professor Andrew Hartle
  St. Mary’s Hospital, London

• Dr Emily Simpson
  Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex

• Dr Abrie Theron
  University Hospital of Wales
   
• Dr Mira Razzaque
  The Royal London Hospital

• Dr Joseph Cosgrove
  Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Dr Elisa Bertoja
  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Satya Francis
  Leicester Royal Infirmary

• Dr Rebecca Barker
  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Peter Hambly
  John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

• Dr Daphne Varveris
  The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

• Dr Nicholas Levy
  West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
   
• Dr Sudhansu Pattnaik
  Queen’s Hospital, Romford

• Dr Mathew Patteril
  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
   
• Dr Roger Sharpe
  Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow

• Dr Ian Whitehead
  The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
   
• Dr Jonathan Wills
  North Bristol NHS Trust

SAS Vacancy (one to elect)

• Dr Kirstin May
  Horton General Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT

• Dr Sunil Kumar
  Furness General Hospital, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Munmun Maity
  Great Western Hospital, Swindon
   

Anaesthetist in Training Vacancy (one to elect)

• Dr Rashmi Rebello
  Milton Keynes University Hospital

• Dr Sarah Morton
  West Middlesex University Hospital
   
• Dr Amelia Robinson
  Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
   
• Dr Soumen Sen
  King’s College Hospital, London

• Dr Pooja Shah
  National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, London

Who can vote?

Voting eligibility is set out in the College’s Charter & Ordinances and is specific to the category of each vacancy.

Those eligible to vote for the Consultant vacancy are:

• Fellows
• Associate Fellows
• Members
• Associate Members
• Anaesthetists in Training
• Fellows in Training
• Senior Fellows and Members.
   

Those eligible to vote for the SAS vacancy are:

• Members
• Associate Members.

Those eligible to vote for the Anaesthetist in Training vacancy are:

• Anaesthetists in Training
• Fellows in Training.

 

Next steps

To help us to ensure that the process is independent and fair we are again using leading ballot services provider Civica Election Services (CES) to conduct the election.

Electronic ballots will be sent by email to eligible voters on 16 November 2021 – look out for a message from RCoAvote. Your ballot will be sent to the main email address that you have registered with the College.

Your ballot email will take you to an election website where you can read the candidates’ statements and cast your vote.

You need to vote by no later than midday on 16 December 2021.

Contact Information:

Jonathan Brüün
Chief Executive Officer
elections@rcoa.ac.uk