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