Meet the team

Our Team

Practice Based Small Group Learning - Scotland

Elaine Taylor

I am an Associate Adviser and the Module Development lead for PBSGL. I graduated from Glasgow University Medical School and currently work as a GP in East Lothian. Throughout my career I have had the privilege of working in medical education at local and national levels, in undergraduate and postgraduate settings including roles with the RCGP, NES, Glasgow Medical School and as a previous contributor to the Edinburgh University MSC Clinical Education. I strongly believe that professional development is the antidote to working in high pressure roles and environments. I was the lead for Communication Skills teaching at Glasgow Medical School for over a decade, leaning into my passion for communication and person-centred care. I have a master's degree in clinical education from the University of Edinburgh. My research area focused on professional identity development.

Anna Alexander

I am the CPD Manager within CPD Connect. I previously worked in NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Dental Service for 11 years and part of my role there was the provision of continuing professional development (CPD) for General Dental Practitioners and their teams. I started in NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in 2015 and my role includes budget management, governance and service development. My favourite part of the role is working with the wider team of nurses, GPs, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who design our educational resources and the administration team who are the backbone of the CPD Connect service. I am based in the Glasgow office but as I have a national role you can regularly find me in our other offices in Inverness, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

CPD Connect Admin Team

Our admin team consists of Andree Fraser, Andrew McKay, Cameron Hunter, Catrina Gordon, Cheryl Seales, Ekene Osaje, Jacqui Dillon, June Livey, Liza Grant, Liz Taylor, Leeanne Munro, Lindsey Reid, Mandy Miller, Pamela Dauth and Theresa Budge. Although we are all based across 4 offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, we work closely to provide admin support across the whole of CPD Connect, including to PBSGL members. We update the website, plan and prepare for facilitation training events, administer the production of modules and provide support to our members and groups across the UK. We provide much needed support for the other educational activities of CPD Connect such as our topic teaching days and one day events such as A Day in the Life of a Busy General Practice and Simulation Based Training. We also support the provision of CPD specifically aimed at General Practice Nurses/nurses working in Primary Care and Practice Managers including a variety of learning programmes and teaching days.