Council, affiliates and co-opted members

Who sits on the Council?

Council is made up of six registrant members and six lay members:

  • Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen (GMC Ref No: 2553610) – Chair of Council and registrant member, Scotland
  • Dr Lucinda Etheridge (GMC Ref No: 4722087) – Registrant member, England
  • Professor Keith Lloyd (GMC Ref No: 2954125) – Registrant member, Wales
  • Dr Raj Patel MBE (GMC Ref No: 3103487) – Registrant member, England
  • Dr Olamide Oguntimehin (GMC Ref No: 7843585) – Registrant member, England
  • Dr Jeeves Wijesuriya (GMC Ref No:7410352) – Registrant member, England
  • Dr Vanessa Davies – Lay member, Scotland
  • Professor Deepa Mann-Kler – Lay member, Northern Ireland
  • Mr Douglas Millican – Lay member, Scotland
  • Professor Suzanne Shale – Lay member, England
  • Ms Wendy Williams CBE – Lay member, England

Read the profiles of our Council members.

Who are our Council affiliates?

Council affiliates contribute to discussions at our Council meetings, but without voting rights.

  • Dr Daniel Darbyshire (GMC ref no: 7042738) – Registrant affiliate
  • Ms Ella Jackson – Lay affiliate

Read the profiles of our affiliate members

Who are our co-opted members?

We have four external co-opted members who sit on our committees.

  • Aneen Blackmore – Audit and Risk Committee
  • Jon Hayes – Audit and Risk Committee
  • Mike Jennings – Investment Committee
  • Dr Paul Cox – Investment Committee

Read the profiles of our co-opted members