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.

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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

    02 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    0

Gambling Harms: Women, gambling and how can you support your patients

Join us for this FREE live 90-minute webinar focusing on the latest gambling harms research around women and gambling addiction.

  • Date

    03 February 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    198

The essential role of GPs and GPNs in tackling health inequalities in Scotland

Join the Scottish Deep End Project and the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) for a full-day conference featuring topics such as the importance of long-term personalised continuity of care, understanding 'missingness', delivering care in socio-economically deprived communities, and much more. This is about celebrating collaboration and learning, and supporting one another to improve working lives and the cohesiveness of practice teams.

  • Date

    06 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    20

Introduction to the Burnout booklet - A guide for patients and General Practitioners

Join Professors Katherine Murphy and Olivia Glaze who will present the research project behind The Burnout Booklet as a health resource, followed by Q&A and group discussion, with an opportunity to provide feedback for future developments of the project.

  • Date

    10 February 2026

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    2

Life after VTS: Webinar Series: Mock Interviews & Confidence Building

Life after VTS, trainees can pick the brains of more established GPs in how to apply for roles, schemes and get real world advice on how to navigate stepping into the professional world. Topics that will be discussed are: what and where to look for when applying for roles, CV support, mock interviews, and a social.

  • Date

    11 February 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    5
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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

    12 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    0

Care Navigation at reception - essential skills

RCGP Scotland welcomes Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training to this half day essential skills care navigation workshop for non-clinical staff on the frontline of the GP Practice. Open to practice staff, reception supervisors and practice managers from across Scotland, this training aims to support, encourage and upskill practice teams to deliver and grow non-clinical care navigation (the new term for signposting). This training will take place on MS Teams.

  • Date

    12 February 2026

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    13

Feb 2026 - Part 1 Certificate in the Management of Problem Drug Use (online)

FOR SCOTLAND ONLY. RCGP Scotland's well-regarded two part course designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use. This course is open to all professionals working in Primary Care. The course will take place online over two mornings. Day 1 - 13 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00 Day 2 - 20 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00

  • Date

    13 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    2

Introduction in to how mindfulness & compassion can help manage stress

Join Alison Sedgwick-Taylor at another opportunity to attend this ever popular session. Mindfulness and Compassion can help you manage stress, feel better about yourself and get more enjoyment out of your personal and professional life. This online Taster session will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about mindfulness, through a series of practical yet profound experiential practices and discussion.

  • Date

    23 February 2026

  • Start time

    19:15

  • Places left

    8