LMC Medical Directors

About Us

The medical directors manage the day to day business of the LMC and are the first port of call for all GP queries. We provide tailored one-to-one advice and support to any individual GP or practice.
Health Boards have a statutory responsibility to consult with LMCs on a number of key issues and LMCs have a right to consult with Boards to advise them on a variety of concerns to GPs. HSCPs now have similar devolved responsibilities from Health Boards. The 2 medical directors work collaboratively to deliver services to the GP electorate in a confidential and sensitive manner. GPs and practice managers are welcome to visit us at the LMC office on New City Road.

Dr John Ip, Medical Director

Dr John Ip qualified from Edinburgh University in 1996 and has worked as a GP in King Street Surgery in Paisley since 2000. John joined Glasgow LMC in April 2006 (originally from Argyll and Clyde LMC where he was Medical Secretary from 2004). He has served on SGPC since 2004, SGPC Executive since 2012, and GPC UK since 2014. He is Chair of the GG&C GMS eHealth Steering Committee. His areas of focus include IT, the GMS Contract and LES negotiations.

Dr Austin Nichol

I qualified from Aberdeen University in 2008 and have worked as a GP in the Charleston Surgery in Paisley for the past 9 years. I have been an educational supervisor for medical students for the same amount of time and through my lived experience have a passion for education and development. I also have an interest in a more developed Primary Care through quality Improvement and progressive change. I was elected to the LMC executive in 2022 having been a member for around a year and having represented GPST’s over 10 yrs ago. I am fully engaged in accessibility and improving primary care for Patients and GPs alike.