Richard Vautrey

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Richard Vautrey is a doctor who is President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, having formerly been Chair of the British Medical Association's (BMA) General Practitioners Committee. He is a nationally elected member of the BMA Council. He works as a general practitioner (GP) in Leeds and he is an assistant medical secretary of Leeds Local Medical Committee. [1]

Background

In his eighth year as deputy chair of the General Practitioners Committee he was described by Pulse as 'the smartest hard working GP politician who puts everyone else in the shade' and the fourth most influential GP. [2]

He has been Leeds Local Medical Committee secretary and now assistant secretary for 14 years and has been involved in negotiations over the GP contract. [3]

Vautrey is a regularly quoted spokesperson for General Practitioners. In April 2015 he says the fact that 16% of GPs report 'unmanageable stress' is truly startling. [4] He condemned Basildon and Brentwood CCG's decision to limit GP referrals for vasectomy. [5] In March 2015 he defended the 2004 GP contract. [6]

On 20 July 2017 he was elected as the Chair of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners Committee of England and took up the position immediately. [7] He resigned on 1 November 2021. [8]

In September 2023, it was announced that he had been elected President of the Royal College of General Practitioners and would take up the role the following month for a two-year period. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Council members 2014–2015 session". British Medical Association. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pulse Power 50 GPs 2014". Pulse. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "A day in the life of... Dr Richard Vautrey". Medical Protection Society. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Soaring GP stress should set alarm bells ringing, warns Dr Richard Vautrey". GP. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "GPs face cap on number of vasectomy referrals". Pulse. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Labour GP contract means more children admitted to hospital, study suggests". Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Neil (20 July 2017). "Dr Richard Vautrey elected chair of GPC England". GP Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dr Richard Vautrey resigns as BMA GP Committee chair". Pulse. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Colivicchi, Anna (13 September 2023). "Dr Richard Vautrey elected next RCGP president" . Pulse. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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