There are 12 regional SAS committees in England. Our regional representatives involve and engage with SAS doctors on a local basis, and work with the UK SAS doctors committee.
Overview
The regional SAS committees meet four times a year to discuss issues that are most important to SAS doctors in their respective regions.
One meeting per year is open to all SAS doctors in their region – get in touch with your regional contact for details. Other meetings are formed of representatives from each trust; generally SAS LNC (local negotiating committee) reps. If you would like to represent your trust on the committee, please speak to your IRO (industrial relations officer).
How to join your RSASC
There are many advantages to becoming involved in our committees. You can actively influence BMA policy-making and negotiations at regional level, represent your colleagues' voices and develop your leadership skills.
Each BMA committee has a few routes to becoming an elected member. In the case of RSASCs, this is:
- Seats/term - every year, LNCs in England elect two representatives from each Trust within the region for a one-session term.
- Timeline - elections are usually held in July or August.
- Eligibility - all SAS doctors in England who are BMA members are eligible to stand and vote in this election if they work in the relevant Trusts.
To join or find out more about LNC elections, contact your LNC Chair in your trust or RSASC directly from the list below.
Eastern
Chair: Balendra Kumar
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0203 033 3900.
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London South
Mersey
Chair: Chetan Sangani
Deputy Chair: Tatiana Tonu
Hon Sec: Thirunavukkarasu Viswanathan
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0151 709 5660.
Northern
Chair: Dr Abdul Kadir Yousuf
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0113 261 8325.
North Thames
Chair: Vikramjeet Chawla
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 020 8655 8800.
North Western
Chair: Amit Kochhar
Deputy Chair: Madapura Krishnamurthy Shashidhara
Hon Sec: Vipul Taneja
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0151 709 5660.
Oxford
Southern
Co-chairs: Mohan Kumar and Deppa Jain
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0208 655 8839
South West
Trent
Chair: Veera Reddy Karri
Email:[email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0121 452 7739.
West Midlands
Chair: Arun Menon
Email: mailto:[email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0121 452 7739.
Yorkshire
Co-chairs: Louis Vanderstraeten and Lawrence Atkins
Email: [email protected]
For more information, email us or call 0113 261 8325.
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