East Midlands
Kalindi Krishna Tumurugoti

East of England
Mark Steggles

London
Krishan Aggarwal

North East
Rachel McMahon

North West
Mark Coley

Northern Ireland
Craig Wylie

Scotland
Jennifer MacDonald

South West
L-J (Laura-Jane) Evans

South East Coast
Sarah Westerbeek

South Central
Samar Bhutoria

Wales
Bethan Roberts

West Midlands
Alicia Barnes

Yorkshire and Humber
Amy Small 

UK representatives
Samuel Parker, David Mummery and Veno Suri

• Seats/term - every three years, elections for one sessional GPs representative (with at least two salaried GPs and two freelance/locum GPs*) from each of the 13 UK regions, including Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, take place for a three-session term. 
• Timeline - elections are usually held in March or April.
• Eligibility - all sessional GPs who are BMA members in the UK are eligible to stand in this election. All GPs can vote in this election. 

*Salaried or freelance/locum GPs will be eligible if, for the six months before the election, their NHS general practice performer's work has been solely as a salaried and/or freelance GP (excluding work as a GP appraiser) or a GP trainee, and an average of at least seven hours per week of NHS general practice work has been undertaken for that period.

• Sessional GPs will be eligible if, for the six months before election, their general practice performer’s work has been solely as a sessional GP (excluding work as a GP appraiser) or a GP registrar, and an average of one or more session per week of general practice work has been undertaken for that period. A GP registrar can stand in the election as long as they will be a sessional GP from the point of election. Once elected, they must continue to meet Sessional GP status and working time requirements. Each member shall be required to inform the Chair of the committee and the Secretariat if their clinical commitment falls below the required minimum sessions at any point during the committee’s three-session term, within four weeks of this change taking effect.* 

*The above requirements shall be waived where a GP is prevented from meeting them by sickness or absence on maternity / parental / adoptive leave or other exceptional circumstances approved by the returning officer or their nominated deputy. This exemption applies for a period of no more than twelve months, and in order to be eligible for committee membership, the GP must have met the requirement for the six months prior to the sickness / maternity / parental / adoptive leave period. The GP must have a reasonable expectation of returning to clinical practice and meeting the requirements and intend to do so.

• Retainer scheme GPs can stand regardless of their time commitment
• Candidates will be required to confirm the regional constituency or devolved nation in which their BMA registered address is, at the time of nomination for the election. 
• Alternatively, the sessional GP may choose, with relevant evidence, which constituency to align with based on their working patterns (e.g. where a member provides their GP clinical services, or where they have spent the majority of their working time over the previous six months or, if they have recently begun employment in another region, the region in which they will spend the majority of their working time over the next six months).

TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION:

BMA member GPs may vote in the Sessional GP Committee election provided they meet one of the following criteria:

A. They are a salaried or freelance/locum GPs whose, for the six months before election, NHS general practice performer's work has been solely as a salaried and / or freelance GP (excluding work as a GP appraiser) or a GP trainee and have undertaken an average of at least seven hours per week of NHS general practice work for that period.

B. They are a retainer scheme GP.