Regional Boards

Information about the work of our National and Regional boards, including key contacts. Click on each for further information. 

Northern Ireland

The Chair of the Northern Ireland National Board is Dr Ian Crawford (South West Acute Hospital, Western Health And Social Care Trust). The board represents the Members and Fellows working in the five Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland. It serves to: 

  • provide a point of contact for Members and Fellows on College matters and all aspects of Emergency Medicine
  • communicate information from Northern Ireland to the College, and disseminate information from the College to its Members and Fellows
  • actively work to improve urgent and emergency care services across Northern Ireland by working closely with senior health officials, the Minister for Health of Northern Ireland and other key health and social care stakeholders.
Board membership

Sean McGovern

Immediate Past Chair

Ulster Hospital

South Eastern Health And Social Care Trust

Richard Wilson

Ordinary Member

Royal Victoria Hospital

Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

Kevin Maguire

Ordinary Member

Ulster Hospital

South Eastern Health And Social Care Trust

Paul P Kerr

Ordinary Member

Royal Victoria Hospital

Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

Erskine Holmes

Ordinary Member

Craigavon Area Hospital

Southern Health And Social Care Trust

Mark Jenkins

Ordinary Member

Antrim Area Hospital

Northern Health And Social Care Trust

Emma Greenwood

Ordinary Member

Royal Victoria Hospital

Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

Gavin O’Neill

Ordinary Member

Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Western Health and Social Care Trust

Sophie Graber

FASSGEM Representative

Craigavon Area Hospital

Western Health And Social Care Trust

Stephen McKenzie

Trainee Representative

Royal Victoria Hospital

Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

Don Mackay

Lay Representative

 

 

If you are interested in becoming a member or to find out further information about the board and the work we are doing, please contact Pooja Kumari, Policy & Communications Support Officer at pooja.kumari@rcem.ac.uk

Republic of Ireland

The board is chaired by Dr Gerard McCarthy (Cork University Hospital).

Scotland

The Chair of the Scotland National Board is Dr David Chung (Crosshouse Hospital, NHS Ayrshire and Arran) and the Vice Chair is Dr John Thomson (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian). 

The board represents the Members and Fellows working in the 14 NHS Scotland Health Boards. It serves to: 

  • provide a point of contact for Members and Fellows on College matters and all aspects of Emergency Medicine
  • communicate information from Northern Ireland to the College, and disseminate information from the College to its Members and Fellows
  • actively work to improve urgent and emergency care services across Scotland by working closely with senior health officials, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport and other key health and social care stakeholders.
Board membership

Martin McKechnie

Immediate past Chair and RCP Representative

Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh

Dave Caesar

Advisor to Chief Medical Officer

Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh

Alasdair Corfield

Academic Representative

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Roland Armes

Ordinary Member

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Julie Ronald

Ordinary Member

Ninewells Hospital

Tim Park

Ordinary Member

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Stephen Lynch

TPD Representative

Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh

Jocelyn Brittliff

FASSGEM Representative

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

John-Paul Loughrey

Ordinary Member

Monklands Hospital

Nicola McCullough

Ordinary Member

St John's Hospital

Katy Ritchie

Trainee Representative

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Wales

The Chair of the Wales National Board is Dr Robin Roop (Wrexham Maelor Hospital) and the Vice Chair is Dr Jo Mower (University Hospital Of Wales). 

The board represents the Members and Fellows working in the seven Local Health Boards in Wales. It serves to:

  • provide a point of contact for Members and Fellows on College matters and all aspects of Emergency Medicine
  • communicate information from Wales to the College, and disseminate information from the College to its Members and Fellows
  • actively work to improve urgent and emergency care services across Wales by working closely with senior health officials, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services and other key health and social care stakeholders. 

Board meetings are held three times a year in alternative North and South Wales locations. The board is made up of all Consultants in Emergency Medicine in Wales who are members of the College. 

If you are interested in becoming a member or to find out further information about the board, please contact Pooja Kumari, Policy & Communications Support Officer at pooja.kumari@rcem.ac.uk  

London

The board is chaired by Dr Katherine Henderson, St Thomas' Hospital

East of England

The board is chaired by Dr Jim Crawford, James Paget Hospital, Norwich

Vice Chair:

East Midlands

Board Structure

 Chair  Dr Bill Bailey  Chesterfield Royal Hospital
 Vice-Chair  TBC   TBC
 Head of School  Dr Asif Malik  Queen's Medical Centre
 SAS rep  Dr Riaz Shahid  Leicester Royal Infirmary
 Trainee's Rep  TBC   TBC
 Lay Representative  Mr Stephen Timmons  University of Nottingham
 Regional CPD Representative  Mr Raza Dar  Queens Medical Centre
 Regional Revalidation Representative  Miss Susie Hewitt  Royal Derby Hospital
 Chair of Regional Simulation and Resource management group  Mr Frank Coffey  Queen's Medical Centre
 Regional Ultrasound Representative  Dr Iain Lennon  Royal Derby Hospital

North East

Board Structure

 Chair  Dr Nick Athey  James Cook University Hospital
 Academic Lead  Mr.N Halford  Queen Elizabeth Hospital
 E-Learning Lead  Mr.BJ Dorani  Queen Elizabeth Hospital
 Safety and Quality Lead  Dr.P.Dissmann  James Cook University Hospital
 CPD Lead  Mr. N Athey  James Cook University Hospital
 Revalidation Lead  Mr.A Clements  James Cook University Hospital
 EMTA Representative  Dr.M Harrison  North East Regional Rotation
 FASSGEM Representative  Dr.H Korsen  James Cook University Hospital
 Lay Representative  Mr.Stephen Bennett  
 Clinical Effectiveness Lead  Mr.A Johnston  James Cook University Hospital
 Work Force Development Lead  Mr.A Jones  North Tyneside General Hospita
 Simulatation Training Lead  Mr.J McFetrich  Wansbeck General Hospital
 Paediatric EM Lead  Mr.R Khanna  Sunderland Royal Hospital
 Research Lead  Dr.J Wright  Newcastle Hospitals
 Ultrasound Lead  Mr.B Jarman  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

North West

The board is chaired by Dr Steve Crowder, Warrington Hospital.

South Central

This regional board is chaired by Dr Simon Hunter, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

South East Coast

The board represents the Fellows and Members of the College working in the 11 Acute Trusts within the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area, and those Fellows and Members registered within Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
 
The board serves to:
 
  • Provide a point of contact for Fellows and Members on College Matters and College Standards
  • Communicate information from the region to the College, and disseminate information from the College to its Fellows and Members
  • Liaise with local NHS bodies (such as the Strategic Health Authority and the Ambulance Service) on matters relating to emergency care
 
The board is made up of Fellows and Members from the Region.

Board Structure

 Chair  Julian Webb
 Vice Chair    
 SAS Rep  Shaun McGibbon  Shaunmcgibbon@nhs.net
 EMTA Rep  Rob Galloway  Drrobgalloway@gmail.com
 CPD/Revalidation Lead  Tim Underhill  Tim.underhill@esht.nhs.uk
 Head of School  Geoff Bryant  Geoff.bryant@bsuh.nhs.uk
 Regional E-Learning Lead  Paul Ransom  Paul.ransom@bsuh.nhs.uk
 Simulation Lead  Steve Barden  Srbarden@gmail.com
 Regional Academic Lead  Simon Clarke  Simon.clarke@fph-tr.nhs.uk
 Pre-Hospital Care Lead  Magnus Nelson  Magnus.nelson@bsuh.nhs.uk

South West

The board is chaired by Dr Dominic Williamson, Royal United Bath Hospital.

West Midlands

This board is chaired by Dr Kalyana Murali.

 Kalyana Murali  Chair
 Vacant  Vice Chair
 Ellen Jones  Head of School
 Immad Qureshi  SAS Representative
 Sukumar Nagaiah  SpR Representative
 Ram Pummi Ramakrishnan  Academic Lead

Yorkshire & Humber

Board Structure

 Graham Johnson  Chair  Leeds General Infirmary
 Stephen Bush  CREC elearning Lead  St James's University Hospital
 Jo Hageman  FASSGEM Lead  
 Graham Johnson  Revalidation  St James's University Hospital
 Jason Lee  Quality and Safety Lead  York Hospital
 Suzanne Mason  Academic Lead  Northern General Hospital
 Francis Morris  CPD Lead  Northern General Hospital
 Alastair Pickering  Trainees Representative  Hull Royal Infirmary
 Kevin Reynard  SHA Representative  St James's University Hospital
 Daniel Stephenson  Simulation Lead  Rotherham District General
 Will Townend  Head of School of Emergency Medicine  Hull Royal Infirmary

 St James's University Hospital
 St James's University Hospital