Cheshire and Merseyside primary care excellence celebrated at RCGP Mersey Faculty Awards 2026

Primary care colleagues and medical students from across Cheshire and Merseyside have been recognised for their outstanding dedication, innovation and contributions to general practice at this year's Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Mersey Faculty Awards.

The RCGP Mersey Faculty Excellence in Primary Care Annual Awards 2026 took place in Liverpool on Friday 6 November, bringing together individuals and teams from across Merseyside, Cheshire and the Isle of Man to celebrate achievements that have made a positive difference to patient care and to the future of general practice.

The awards recognise outstanding general practitioners, practice teams, members and medical students who have demonstrated excellence within primary care.

Among those recognised were:

• Dr Randir Noorpuri, winner of the GP Award
• Dr Cecilia Vinchenzo, Mersey Faculty Registrar Lead, winner of the GP Registrar Award
• Great Sutton Medical Centre, Ellesmere Port, winners of the Practice Team Award
• Bryony Joyce, Earnswood Medical Centre, Crewe, winner of the Team Member Award
• Dr Kishor Vithlani FRCGP, winner of the Provost Award for his continued support of medical students and services to the faculty

Medical students were also recognised through the annual poster prize competition, celebrating research, innovation and ideas which could help shape the future of healthcare.

The Poster Prize winners were:

• 1st place: Josiah Wilson (University of Liverpool) for Is AI the solution, and how will we know?
• 2nd place: Naina Bhasin (University of Liverpool) for IBS: To what extent is medical misogyny leading to incorrect diagnoses in practice?
• 3rd place: Miloni Das (University of Liverpool) for Triple-Whammy Prescribing: Findings from a UK general practice.

Highly commended entries were awarded to:

• Ayesha Haj Ibrahim (Edge Hill University) for Integration of Arts-based Interventions into the Medical Curriculum.
• Azizjon Hudoyberdiev and Esra Ramadan (University of Liverpool) for Concern is universal, but is the burden: remote primary care consultations for patients with and without long-term conditions.
• Georgie McKenzie (University of Liverpool) for Management of PCOS in primary care: An audit of a GP

Congratulations to all winners, highly commended entrants and finalists whose achievements showcase the talent, innovation and dedication of those working and training in primary care across Cheshire and Merseyside.