Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland region covers all of Northern Ireland and is in close proximity to the Northern, Wales and Mersey RCP regions.

Conference

Update in medicine - Belfast 2024

This face-to-face conference includes talks on dementia, Parkinson's disease and an update on the management of diabetic emergencies.

Conference

Call the medical registrar 2025

This digital conference aims to prepare trainees for the transition into the medical registrar.

The Royal College of Physicians' (RCP's) Northern Ireland regional office, based in Belfast, is here to support local physicians, provide educational events, administer the approval of consultant job descriptions and help develop and maintain regional networks.

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Regional office

Sonya Lappin, regional manager
Tel: +44 (0)28 91 249107
Email: sonya.lappin@rcp.ac.uk

Regional advisers

Dr Stella Hughes
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Dr Nashid Alam
Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim

Dr Jayne McAuley
Craigavon Area Hospital

Dr Frederick McElwaine
The Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Contact

You can contact the Northern Ireland regional office on northernireland@rcp.ac.uk

RCP regional activities are undertaken by a number of volunteers within our membership community. We have a contact list of regional representatives in the region, members or fellows requiring a copy of the list should email the regional office.

Job description approvals

For the approval of job descriptions, please contact your regional manager.

Further information and guidance on job planning is available from Advisory Appointments Committees (AAC).