Election to Council 2020: announcement of candidates

Nominations for election to Council of the College were recently invited. This year there are three consultant vacancies. Terms of office commence in March 2020.

Those who will be standing for election are listed below (in the order their applications were received). 

Consultant vacancies (three to elect to serve a term of six years)

• Dr Sridhar (Sri) Gummaraju
• Dr Ros Bacon
• Professor Jonathan Thompson
• Dr Abrie Theron.

Their election statements will be posted on the election website when ballots are distributed on 30 October 2019.

Important dates

Electronic ballots will be sent by email on 30 October 2019 to your email address that is registered with the College. Look out for a message from RCoAvote@electoralreform.co.uk.

To ensure the process is independent and fair, we are again using leading ballot services provider Electoral Reform Services (ERS) to conduct the election.

You need to vote by no later than midday on 2 December 2019. The election results will be declared via the College website as soon as possible following the ballot count. The results will also be published in the Bulletin.

Who can vote?

Council comprises 20 consultant seats, two SAS seats and two trainee seats.

In response to feedback, we have opened the voting in the consultant category to all members, associate members and trainees. This means that in years when there is no vacancy for anaesthetists in training and/or SAS doctors, those who would have only voted in these categories still get to participate in an annual election. Council believes that this will ensure greater democratic accountability.

Contact Information:

Ms Rose Murphy, CEO Office Manager
020 7092 1612
ceo@rcoa.ac.uk