BMA regional councils provide a focus for BMA activity at a regional level, delivering BMA policy and providing a communication link with BMA UK council.
They bring together all BMA members across all branches of practice in each region to have a say on issues that concern them.
Each regional council is supported by a BMA regional officer.
Regional council elections
Find out more about regional council composition and elections.
East Midlands
BMA EMRC (East Midlands regional council) covers the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (but not North and North East Lincolnshire) Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.
Our people
The EMRC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the East Midlands, as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair – Dr Rebecca Acres
Deputy chair – Dr Irfan Sabih
Deputy chair – Dr Kalindi K Tumurugoti
Honorary secretary – Dr Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman Miah
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the East Midlands region.
Get in touch with EMRC
Email the East Midlands region
Head of region - Jim Stranger
Telephone: 0113 261 8300
Mobile: 07768 294700
Email the regional admin team
Telephone: 0121 452 7739
Follow our regular updates on X: @BMAEastMidlands
East of England
BMA EERC (East of England) covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
Our people
The EERC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the East of England as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair - Mr Devender Khurana
Deputy chair - Dr Chris Browning
Deputy chair - Dr Ian Hume
BMA Regional coordinator - Nigel Mason
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the East of England region.
Get in touch with EERC
Email the Eastern region
Head of Region – Amanda Saha
Telephone: 0203 033 3900
Follow our regular updates on X: @EasternBMA
London
BMA LRC (London regional council) works on behalf of BMA members across the capital, in all London Borough areas.
Our people
The LRC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the capital, as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair – Dr Kevin O’Kane
Deputy chair – Dr Ndeye Fatou Gueye
Deputy chair – Mr Monil Karia
Honorary secretary – Dr Sachin Sharma
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for London region.
Get in touch with LRC
Email the London region
Head of region: James Steen
Contact regional admin: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 8655 8800
Follow our regular updates on X: @LondonBMA
North East
BMA NERC (North East regional council) covers Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside.
Our people
The NERC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the North East as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair - Dr George Rae
Deputy chair – Dr William Fostier
Deputy chair – Dr Samuel Parker
BMA officer – David Atkinson
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the North East region.
Get in touch with NERC
Email the North East region
Head of region: Shazia Karim
Telephone: 0113 261 8325
Follow our regular updates on X: @NorthEastBMA
North West
BMA NWRC (North West regional council) works on behalf of BMA members across the North West region.
Our people
The NWRC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working across the North West as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair - Rob Barnett
Deputy chair – Tom Kane
Honorary secretary - John Hughes
BMA regional coordinator - Shahnawaz Sadiq
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the North West region.
Get in touch with NWRC
Email the North West region
Telephone: 0151 709 5660
Head of region: Claire Ashley
Follow our regular updates on X: @NorthWestBMA
South Central
BMA SCRC (South Central regional council) covers Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Our people
The SCRC is made up of 23 members elected directly from members living and working in the region as well as two regionally elected representatives to the BMA's UK council and is led by the SCRC's executive:
Chair - Dr Alex Freeman
Deputy chair - Dr Penelope Toff
Deputy chair - Dr Julian Bashforth
Honorary secretary - Dr Reshma Khopkar
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the South Central region.
Get in touch with SCRC
Email the South East region
Head of region - Hugh Townsend
Telephone: 020 8655 8839
Follow our regular updates on X: @SouthernBMA
South East Coast
BMA SECRC (South East Coast regional council) covers Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Our people
The SECRC is made up of 26 members elected directly from members living and working in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair - Dr Christine Clayton
Deputy chair - Dr David Baglow
Deputy chair - Dr Dominic Whitehouse
Honorary secretary – Dr Zishan Syed
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the South East Coast region.
Get in touch with SECRC
Email the South East Coast region
Telephone 0208 655 8839
Head of Region – Hugh Townsend
Follow our regular updates on X: @SouthernBMA
South West
BMA SWRC (South West regional council) covers Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and the Channel Islands.
Our people
The SWRC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the south west as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair – Dr Lucy-Jane Davis
Deputy chair – Dr Richard Rawlins
Deputy chair – Ms Anisia Jicol
Honorary secretary - Dr Robin Arnold
BMA regional coordinator - Abigail Moore
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the South West region.
Get in touch with SWRC
Email the South West region
Telephone: 0117 945 3100
Follow our regular updates on X: @SouthWestBMA
Yorkshire
BMA YRC (Yorkshire regional council) works on behalf of BMA members across Yorkshire and Humberside.
Our people
The YRC is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in Yorkshire and Humberside, as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair - Dr Brian McGregor
Deputy chair - Dr Danielle McSeveney
Honorary secretary - Dr Stephen McAleer
BMA officer – David Atkinson
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the Yorkshire region.
Get in touch with YRC
Email the Yorkshire region
Head of region – Shazia Karim
Telephone 0113 261 8325
Follow our regular updates on X: @YorksHumberBMA
West Midlands
BMA WMRC (West Midlands regional council) covers Birmingham, Burton & District, Coventry & Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Solihull, The Black Country, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
Our people
BMA West Midlands regional council is made up of 25 members elected directly from members living and working in the West Midlands region as well as representatives nominated from various other BMA structures and is led by the executive:
Chair – Dr Stephen Millar
Deputy chair – Dr Chandra Mohan Kanneganti
Deputy chair – Dr Mary McCarthy
Honorary secretary – Dr Milan Kaur Nagra
BMA regional coordinator – Melanie Sutton
Elections
Check back for information about council elections for the West Midlands region.
Get in touch with WMRC
Email the West Midlands region
Head of region - Jim Stringer
Telephone: 0121 452 7739
Follow our regular updates on X: @WestMidsBMA
Get involved in your region
Here are some ideas and suggestions that you might consider:
- attend your regional council meetings and consider nominating yourself for one of the elected seats
- keep your email details are up to date on the website, so you receive the focused e-newsletters with updates on issues affecting doctors in your area
- encourage your friends and colleagues to be members of the BMA and to get involved
- attend your local BMA division or regional BoP committee
- link into your local community and ensure the BMA is aware of the issues affecting your area. Every workplace will have a team of BMA officers and advisors working to support your local representatives and workplace Local Negotiating Committees
- help local campaigns by contacting local media, writing a letter to the editor of the local newspaper, contacting your MP, local councillors and other local stakeholders.