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PDA announces regional committee election results

PDA members around the UK were invited to stand for election and following a process managed by an independent scrutineer the results have now been verified.

Fri 6th March 2026 PDA Union

Regional committees consist of PDA members from different sectors of the profession who collectively and individually have responsibility for recruiting, engaging and representing members in their region. Alongside the networks of PDA workplace representatives, policy research and casework handled by the PDA, the regional committees provide an important source of information about current and emerging practice and conditions.

The following will serve as regional committee members from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.

Region 1 – Scotland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man

  • Community – Gordon John Finlayson
  • Hospital – Sade Abiola
  • Primary Care – Niall Doherty, Steve O’Hara

Region 2 – Northern England

  • Community – Waqas Khan, Jayesh Ladva, Darren Powell
  • Hospital – Wesley Artist, Louise Hemmings
  • Primary Care – Hafsah Anwar, Erin Stutt, Sachin Tammewar
  • Locum – Jahn Khan
  • Other – Nahim Khan

Region 3 – Wales, Western England and the Channel Isles

  • Community – Anne Davies, Nicola Rees, Tina Smith
  • Hospital – Michael Lamparski, Onisodemuya Okeke
  • Primary Care – Celine Hogben, Jyoti Saini
  • Locum – Martin Astbury, Richard Evans
  • Other – Helen Lewis

Region 4 – Southeast England

  • Community – Nav Bhogal, Vishal Kohli
  • Hospital – Andrew Jukes, Eddie Njenga
  • Primary Care – Muhammad Siddiqur Rahman
  • Locum – Adebayo Adegbite, Mohammed Al-Dargazelli, Lourette Latif Phillips
  • Other – Fasi Payman

 

Congratulations

Congratulations to all members who have been duly elected to their regional committees.

Following elections each regional committees are able to second up to five additional committee members to fill any gaps in the experience of those who are elected.

As part of their onboarding process, each regional committee member will be provided with a PDA email address, which will be shared in due course to enable members to engage with their regional committee members.

You can find out more about the current regional committees here.

 

 

 

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