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HCSA members elect new national leadership team

3 March 2025
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HCSA members have chosen a new leadership team that will help the hospital doctors’ union deliver better than ever before for the medical profession.

The independent election scrutineer has received and processed all ballots. HCSA’s new-look National Executive Committee, and the new General Secretary who will oversee the union’s staff team, are as follows.

President:Dr Naru Narayanan
Vice-President:Dr Claudia Paoloni
Vice-President elect:Dr Anna Beattie
General Secretary:Martin Bond
Resident Doctor NEC member:Dr Matt Church
London (West) and Central District NEC member:Dr Zahida Ahmad
Midlands District NEC member:Dr Karim Salem
North Eastern District NEC member:Dr Julie Walker
North Western District NEC member:Dr Ganesh Retnasingam
Northern Ireland District NEC member:Dr William Loan
Scotland District NEC member:Dr Susan Murray
South West and Southern District NEC member:Mr George Tamvakopoulos


Following the announcement of the results, HCSA President Dr Naru Narayanan said:

“I am excited to work with an incredibly talented team of doctors from across the UK on HCSA’s new NEC.

“I want to extend my sincere thanks to our outgoing Executive Committee, Council members and General Secretary, Paul Donaldson, for their enormous contributions to our union and to our profession.

“HCSA’s new structure is about giving members greater power within their union and in their own working lives. So most of all I want to thank HCSA members for their participation in this democratic process.

“Now it’s up to all of us as hospital doctors to build a better HCSA and a better future for the medical profession.”