Your RCPCH
Council
Council is the members' representative body that reports directly to the Board of Trustees, and meets three times a year. Council sets the College's overall strategy, in particular with regard to issues affecting members. Find out more and read Council meeting minutes
Area Officer
The South London Area Officer sits on Council, and represents two RCPCH regions: Kent, Surrey and Sussex and South London.
- Area Officer: Dr Claire Lemer - clairelemer@nhs.net
Regional Lead
The South London Regional Lead is the ambassador and advocate for your RCPCH region. Through the Area Officer, they represent you in Council and other meetings. They also liaise with specialty training bodies, to help ensure the quality of training. The Regional Lead is in this post for three years, with a possible extension for a further two years.
- Regional Lead: Dr Vasantha Gowda - v.gowda@nhs.net
Other contacts for your RCPCH region
- Less Than Full Time Training Advisor: Dr Imke Meyer-Parsonson - imke.meyer-parsonson@gosh.nhs.uk
- Regional General Paediatrics Training Advisor: Dr Atefa Hossain - atefa.hossain@stgeorges.nhs.uk
- Principal Area Theory Lead - for theory exams: Vacant
Contacts for your training
Medical schools:
- Barts and The London School of Medical and Dentistry
- King's College London School of Medicine (at Guy's King's College and St Thomas' Hospital)
- Imperial College School of Medicine, London
- St George's, University of London
- University College London, University College Medical School
Head of School: Dr Jonathan Round - jonathan.round@hee.nhs.uk
Training Programme Directors (TPDs) - please use the London School of Paediatrics to find your TPD.
RCPCH presence in South London
The South London region has 1424 members (9.6% of the total in England) (last updated September 2018). The figures below show the age range, positions and locations with most members.