FLOURISHING FOR OURSELVES & ACROSS GENERATIONS OF GPs
This RCGP SIG has been set up to support and inspire GPs who have a special interest in creativity, and who advocate for creative health within General Practice.
The aims of the GP SIG
Inspire whole person care through the arts
Reflect, connect, and flourish together
Embed creative enquiry across education, practice, policy, and research
RCGP SIG Co-leads: Professor. Louise Younie, Dr. Kathleen Wenaden, Alexis Butt (NCCH)
Professor. Louise Younie is a GP and Professor of Medical Education. Find out more about Louise >>
Dr. Kathleen Wenaden is a GP, Clinical Director of a Primary Care Network in Hackney, London, and a NHS GP appraiser, and Poet. Find out more about Kathleen >>
Alexis Butt is the General Manager at NCCH. Find out more about Alexis >>
GP SIG Regional Leads:
If you would like to get in touch with your Regional GP Lead, please email Alexis on info@ncch.org.uk and she will put you in touch.
Linda Miller: Central/North West London
Nicola Gill: Yorkshire and the Humber
Amal Lad: Birmingham
Rahhiel Riasat: East of England
Interested in finding out more?
We are an inclusive group who welcome new members who share our passion or who are interested in finding out more. The GP SIG welcomes GP practice-wide membership from primary healthcare professionals. So, if you are a GP (retired GP), representing a GP Practice team, Medical Student, or Clinical Practitioner and would be interested in getting involved in this group, please sign up here to be added to the GP SIG Membership and receive the network emails and information >>
Find out more about who is in our RCGP SIG with our GP SIG Network map (includes great examples of creative health in practice) >>
The GP SIG meets on a quarterly basis, but also communicates through a range of platforms including What’s App and newsletters. Also, the GP SIG holds an annual study day.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has supported the creation of this group and the National Centre for Creative Health provides the Secretariat for this GP Special Interest Group.
