Regional Specialty Professional Advisors (RSPAs)

The RSPA sits on the local Regional Board and supports the work of the Board by providing
specialty input into local NHS decision-making about service provision within the region,
ensuring consistency and maintenance of standards through approval of consultant and
specialty doctor job plans and providing professional advice and signposting for surgeons in
difficulty. The formal role of the RSPA in revalidation is yet to be defined and may include
advising surgeons on revalidation requirements and signposting appropriate sources of
guidance and support.

For each region (based on SHA boundaries) there will be one Regional Director with a committee made up of an RSPA for each SAC defined specialty.

Click here to view the RSPA Job Description.

You can see more about the role of RSPAs in regard to job descriptions here. If you are interested in applying for any of the vacant posts, please contact [email protected].

BAPS RSPAs:

Region	RSPA	Term of office
East Midlands	Mr Ashok Rajimwale (Leicester)	24/10/2021
East of England	Mr Adil Aslam (Cambridge)	24/10/2021
London	Professor Mark Davenport (London)	29/01/2023
North East	Mr Hany Gabra (Newcastle)	24/10/2021
North West	Vacant
South Central	Mr Michael Stanton (Southampton)	29/01/2023
South East Coast	Professor Mark Davenport (London)	29/01/2023
South West	Vacant
West Midlands	Vacant
Yorkshire and the Humber	Mr Mark Powis (Leeds)	01/01/2021
Wales	Miss Aruna Abhyankar	01/02/2022
Northern Ireland	Mr Isaac Philip (Belfast)