Employer Liaison Service
The Employer Liaison Service (ELS) was formed as a result of the successful Affiliates pilot, carried out in London and West Yorkshire from 2008 - 2009, and the 'Closer Working' model developed with Scottish Medical Directors that ran from 2009 - 2010.
The ELS creates closer working relationships between the GMC and employers. We work to:
- establish good links with Responsible Officers and their teams to support two way exchange of information about under performing doctors, therefore improving patient safety and the quality of referrals
- share our data about under performing doctors, including regional trends
- help Responsible Officers and their teams understand GMC thresholds and procedures
- provide support to Responsible Officers and employers in relation to revalidation.
There are 19 Employer Liaison Advisers (ELAs) who will cover their own assigned areas. These are:
- North Central (Cheshire and Staffordshire) - Michael Anderson
- North East and Cumbria - Helen Dolan
- North West - Blake Dobson
- Yorkshire and the Humber - Dr Colin Pollock (GMC ref - 2786328)
- East Midlands - Iain Whittle
- West Midlands - Jill Williams
- South Midlands - Nadeem Malik
- East of England - Philip Finn
- London (4 ELAs) - Dr Surendra Deo (GMC ref - 3081969)/ Ingrid Southorn / Antony Americano / Elizabeth Tysoe
- South East and Channel Islands - Michael Cotton
- South Central - Dr Kirstyn Shaw
- South West - Paul Jones
- South West Coast - David Bennett
- Wales - Kate Watkins
- Northern Ireland - Joanne Donnelly
- Scotland - Willie Paxton
To contact the ELS, please email: liaison@gmc-uk.org.
