RCGP Scottish Patient Forum Member

Role: RCGP Scottish Patient Forum Member
Role commences: August 2026
Location: Online (with optional representation at events across Scotland)

Join the RCGP Scottish Patient Forum
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.

What You’ll Do
• Take part in up to three online Forum meetings per year, offering your insights and lived experience.
• Provide feedback on RCGP Scotland policy papers, consultation responses and strategic documents.
• Act as a sounding board for press and communications activity to help ensure the patient perspective is reflected.
• Represent the Forum at relevant conferences, workshops, seminars or clinical groups (subject to your availability).
• Contribute to wider College activities where capacity and interest allow.

What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who:
• Understand or are interested in current health and social care issues in Scotland.
• Have an interest in the work and aims of RCGP Scotland.
• Can work collaboratively, respect diverse perspectives and contribute constructively to group discussions.

Interested?
If you want to help shape the future of general practice in Scotland and ensure the patient voice is heard at national level, we would love to hear from you.

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.

How to apply
Please send a completed application to infoscotland@rcgp.org.uk by 9am on Monday 18 May 2026.


For more details and to request a role description and application please contact infoscotland@rcgp.org.uk.

Travel details

Online advisory group

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

Availability

Frequency & commitment

• Attend up to three online Patient Forum meetings per year.
• Contribute to consultations and policy papers, RCGP press and social media communications as and when required and subject to availability
• Represent the Forum at internal and external conferences, seminars, workshops and clinical groups, as and when required and subject to availability.

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