All Local Medical Committees (LMCs) operating across the United Kingdom are recognised in statute as bodies representing all NHS GPs practising in a stated geographical area.
About the DDLMC Committee
Derby and Derbyshire Local Medical Committee (DDLMC) has a statutory obligation to represent the interests of Derby and Derbyshire general practitioners working in the NHS, irrespective of the type of medical service contract is held.
DDLMC has over eighty statutory responsibilities and is recognised as an expert body with considerable and unique corporate memory of the NHS, which is often lacking elsewhere due to continual reorganisation.
DDLMC committee comprises of 32 elected members.
The elected members and officers of the committee are at the heart of the organisation.
Acting under the elected members’, DDLMC liaises, engages and negotiates with and between NHSE Midlands team, Local Public Health, Commissioning Managers, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and GP practices.
The committee meets monthly on the first Thursday of every month. You can find more information about DDLMC’s constitution and Articles of Association at the bottom of this page.
Elected Members 2025–2029
Elected members of the DDLMC Committee serve a four-year term. The current term is from 2025 to 2029.
The DDLMC committee comprises of two GP representatives from each Primary Care Network (PCN) in Derby and Derbyshire.
In addition to the GP representatives, six Practice Managers (PMs) are co-opted in a non-voting capacity.
The PMs represent the three wider areas: City, South, and North.
The committee also comprises of a chair, chief executive, treasurer and three directors who are part of the committee leadership team.
Belper PCN Area Representatives
Dr Kate Woodier
Dr Sam Thomson
Derby City North PCN Area Representative
Dr Joanne Swindell
Dr Noreen Jawad
Derbyshire Dales PCN Area Representatives
Dr Peter Williams
Derby City South PCN Area Representatives
Dr Ajay Mahajan
Dr Merryl Watkins
Chair
Erewash PCN Area Representatives
Dr Emma Pizzey
Dr Weronika Tobiasiewicz
PCCO PCN Area Representative
Dr Iram Afshan
High Peak PCN Area Representative
Dr Ashley Dawson
Dr Susan Karimi
North East Derbyshire PCN Area Representative
Dr Abigail Lucking
Oakdale Park PCN Area Representative
Dr Rachel Burnett
South Hardwick Area Representative
Dr Sudeep Chawla
Dr Katherine Bowman
Swadlincote PCN Area Representative
Dr James Betteridge-Sorby
Dr Mitesh Patel
Chesterfield & Dronfield PCN Area Representative
Dr Ripon Ahmed
Dr Selina Sawhney
Greater Derby PCN Area Representative
Dr Caroline Robertshaw
Dr Lakvinder Dhamrait
North Hardwick & Bolsover PCN Area Representative
Dr Hazel McMurray
North Derbyshire PCN Area Representative
Dr Blessing Aziegbemi
Dr Christina Moody
Arch PCN Area Representative
Dr Michael Wong
Dr Louise Clarke
Co-Opted Member
Dr Simon De Sousa
Invited PM - Derby City
Holly Goodrich
Simon Jones
Invited PM - Derbyshire North
Julie Chaplin
Brodie Bagshaw
Invited PM - South Derbyshire
Nelle Hutchinson
Kay Smith
Derby and Derbyshire Local Medical Committee (DDLMC)
This document sets out the Constitution and Governance Framework of the Derby and Derbyshire Local Medical Committee (the Committee) for the area of the county of Derbyshire.