Royal College Of General Practitioners
Royal College Of General Practitioners

Charity registered in Scotland SC040430

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 52,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some one million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

Current vacancies

RCGP Scottish Patient Forum Member

  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Remote: Edinburgh
  • Closing 5th June 2025

The Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland is recruiting new members to the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum.

From feeding into policy consultations, to assisting with the development of College communications and campaigns, members of the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum play a key role in helping to shape the work of the College in Scotland.

This is a voluntary role for a term of up to three years.

You do not need experience of being on a committee or advisory group.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

RCGP Scottish Patient Forum

The Patient Forum operates as a virtual advisory group. There will be up to 3 online meetings per year. Members are also invited to respond and input into consultations and other College policy activities by email when required.

RCGP Scotland

The Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland (RCGP Scotland) is the professional membership organisation for general practitioners in Scotland. We represent approximately 5,000 members in Scotland and our purpose is to encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice.

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