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Retirement: What's next?

Retirement is a celebration of life’s work and an opportunity for a new chapter. Senior Members, Senior Fellows and Honorary Fellows can learn more about upcoming events, opportunities to engage with the College and how to make the most of your retirement.

Life beyond your career

Retirement provides so many opportunities to consider what's next in your life. We've put together some resources and practical advice to help in your decision. 

Senior members and fellows at Lake Windermere
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Dr Andrew Long was a consultant in general paediatrics for over 30 years. Since his retirement he has been active in the College taking on several leadership roles such as Assistant Registrar and Vice President for Education & Professional Development which he held from 2013 to June 2018.
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Senior members get together quite often throughout the year. This is a great opportunity to meet other members and participate in activities like the Senior's autumn meeting or events like Ride for their lives at the Annual Conference in Birmingham, which was organised by two Senior members. Upcoming events: 2024 autumn meeting and Annual Conference in Glasgow.
Photo of Rosamund Jones: woman smiling with flower top
Rosamond Jones shares her retirement journey from Consultant to campaigning for the rights of children and young people.
Retire and return
"It is much easier if you can have straightforward agreement...from your Trust and your colleagues." Dr Helen Roper shares how she navigated a process to continue working in the NHS.
Sanjay Suri
"My plans for a fulfilling retirement are to remain connected with friends and family, and nurture interests and passions." Dr Sanjay Suri recognises that retirement is often romanticised, but that a sense of purpose helps.
Dr Mandy Goldstein
"As medics we are also teachers, managers, financiers, mentors, disciplinarians." Using her own experience, Dr Mandy Goldstein shares thoughts on how you can best plan ahead for retirement.
John Warner
Rather than a sudden separation, Dr John Warner has eased into retirement with a number of activities that have helped him build an alternative and rewarding active life.
Dr Robert Scott Jupp
"Finding things to do which are both enjoyable and stimulating was, for me, the most important means of adjusting to a new way of life." Dr Robert Scott Jupp takes us through his retirement journey.