Following the recent elections for the MiP National Committee, the following members have been elected to serve from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2023:

• East Midlands: Divyang Jagiwala (Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU)
• East of England: Stuart Quinton (NHS England/Improvement)
• London: Tarlochan Boparai (South East London CCG); Richard Carthew (NHS Digital)
• North East England: Claire Bannister (Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)
• Northern Ireland: Louise McMahon (Health and Social Care Board)
• North West England: Jayne Thomas (Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
• South West England: Geoff Underwood (NHS South, Central & West CSU)
• West Midlands:  Rita Gupta (West Midlands Combined Authority)  

Vacancies remain for the following seats:

• Scotland (2 seats)
• Wales (2 seats)
• South East Coast
• South Central
• Yorkshire and Humberside 

The National Committee will decide on arrangements for filling these vacancies at its first meeting in January 2022. If you work in one of these areas and are interested in joining the National Committee, please get in touch with Helen Carr, MiP’s head of operations, for a chat. You can also find out more about the National Committee’s work here.