BMA NOTICES

BMA Northern Ireland Council Elections  2006-2009

Nominations are sought in the election of voting members of the Northern Ireland Council of the British Medical Association to serve for three years for the sessions 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 for candidates to fill the stated number of seats in the following categories:

Constituencies

Craft

Five members engaged wholly or mainly in general practice, but excluding general practice registrars, to represent and be elected by members in general practice in Northern Ireland of whom: 2 for East*; 1 North*; 1 South*; 1 West*

Five members employed wholly or mainly as hospital consultants to represent and be elected by members who are hospital consultants in Northern Ireland of whom:2 for East*; 1 North*; 1 South*; 1 West*

Six members who are doctors in the training grades to represent and be elected by members who are doctors in the training grades in Northern Ireland of whom: 3 for East*; 1 North*; 1 South*; 1 West*

One staff grade or associate specialist member to represent and be elected by all staff grade and associate specialist members throughout Northern Ireland.

One member engaged wholly or mainly in public health medicine or community health to represent and be elected by all members in the same fields of practice throughout Northern Ireland.

One member employed whole time in universities or in medical research or in both to represent and be elected by members employed in the same field of practice throughout Northern Ireland.

One member engaged wholly or mainly in occupational medicine to represent and be elected by all members active in the same field of practice throughout Northern Ireland.

One member to represent doctors in the civil service throughout Northern Ireland.

One medical student member to represent and be elected by all medical student members throughout Northern Ireland.

Candidates, who may stand in one constituency only, must be current members of the BMA and nominations should be made on forms that are available from the BMA Office in Belfast.

*Note:  East means Eastern Division of the BMA in Northern Ireland; North means Northern Division of the BMA in Northern Ireland; South means Southern Division of the BMA in Northern Ireland; West means Western Division of the BMA in Northern Ireland.

Each nomination must be signed by the candidate, a proposer, and a seconder, all of whom must come within the same constituency.  The BMA membership number of all three persons must be quoted on the nomination form, which should be returned to the Northern Ireland Secretary at the BMA, 16 Cromac Place, Cromac Wood, Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 2JB (tel 028 9026 9666)  no later than 12.00 noon on Monday 13 February 2006.  Ballot papers will be issued as necessary on 1 March 2006 to members, and medical student members of the BMA (for election of a medical student only) in Northern Ireland.

The BMA is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes nominations irrespective of religious belief, gender, disability, race, political opinion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependants.  As women are currently known to be under-represented on BMA committees, their nomination would be particularly welcome.

B Best,
Northern Ireland Secretary

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