Courses and events

Rated 9/10 for delegate satisfaction – discover the College’s wide-ranging catalogue of courses and events, designed to celebrate your achievements, support your wellbeing, develop your clinical and professional confidence, while connecting you to our diverse community.

We offer a diverse programme spanning everything from clinical updates and deep dives to management and leadership, wellbeing and innovation. Most events are free for RCGP members, and where there is a cost, you’ll benefit from preferential rates.

Looking for something specific? Easily search by event type, topic, location or date to find the perfect fit for your learning needs.

Defining the future of general practice, together: Connect, learn, and lead

Join the general practice community for the UK’s strongest clinical programme at the College’s flagship event of the year. Designed for members and led by the profession, this peer-reviewed conference provides a dedicated space to address the specific concerns, insights, and challenges facing general practice today.

Book now for Annual Conference 2026
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AKT preparation course

This one-day interactive course has been designed for those planning to take the AKT component of the MRCGP. It will assist with your exam preparation and revision for the MRCGP AKT examination, focusing on high yield and difficult curriculum topics, including the topics trainees often forget to include in their revision and help with your exam technique.

  • Date

    12 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:15

  • Places left

    50
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The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

  • Date

    13 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

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Starting Strong in General Practice | Early careers conference

Join RCGP Scotland in the heart of Stirling for an energising, career-shaping day designed exclusively for GP registrars and early career GPs across Scotland.

  • Date

    13 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    20

Online Writing Circle: Poetry to Write Your Truth

Join us for a generative writing class by author Lorna French where participants reflect on their own lives and experience by getting it all out onto the page.

  • Date

    19 May 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    4

The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

  • Date

    21 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    17

RCGP Mentoring Breakfast meeting with Dr Helena Mckeown

Mentoring breakfast Agenda highlights include: Welcome Mentors’ experiences so far Open discussion inviting mentors to reflect on their experience. Shaping future mentoring initiatives Collaborative discussion on ideas, opportunities, and priorities for strengthening future mentoring support and growing our mentoring community. Open networking and questions

  • Date

    21 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    185

Call handling and note taking

This GP reception training is designed to help you understand the communication process, the impact of the telephone, message taking and reflection. Hosted by Val McGarrell from Prima Linea and RCGP Scotland, delivered online via Microsoft Teams.

  • Date

    03 June 2026

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    19

Managing eye conditions in primary care

This is the first part of two, interactive half-day conferences provided by an active GP trainer who works in Ophthalmology with Moorfields Eye Hospital, covering how to approach the eye in general practice, external eye disease, glaucoma & uveitis, assessment of the visual field and sudden visual loss.

  • Date

    04 June 2026

  • Start time

    12:30

  • Places left

    74

South East Scotland Faculty Board meeting - June 2026

South East Scotland Faculty Chair, Dr Babar Akbar and members of the Faculty Board, would like to invite you to the Faculty Board meeting that will take place on Thursday 4 June 2026 virtually via Zoom. All local Faculty members are welcome to attend the Board meeting as observers if they wish.

  • Date

    04 June 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    49