Courses and events

Online

Appraisal Made Easy

Join us for an afternoon of getting the most from your appraisal. We look at tips on how you should prepare, how appraisal has changed since covid, toolkits and much more. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the speaker who has been an appraisal lead for NHS England and NHS Improvement North West since 2008. This event is aimed at new GPs, however, all GPs welcome to attend this event.

• Date

  19 September 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  168

Zoom

Child & adult safeguarding: level 3 | Online

Safeguarding is simply part of the holistic care we provide in general practice. We are frequently in contact with patients who are victims and survivors of abuse and it is essential that they receive a compassionate, competent and appropriate safeguarding response from general practice, regardless of where they live in the UK or which professional they come into contact with. 4.5 CPD points for this course.

• Date

  24 September 2025

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  149

Online

An introduction to speaking publicly or via the media for GPs

Giving you the power to say what you want to say and to say it well. This is the world of the soundbite, the app, the tweet, the word cloud. It’s a world of 24-hour rolling news... of vox pops, webcasts and video clips. In business today, you are expected to be able to communicate quickly and simply: » to hit the right note » to come across well » to create memory. Whether it’s talking via broadcast or narrowcast TV, on radio, to the press, or presenting to an audience – live or virtual – the right preparation gives you the power to say what you want to say and to say it well.

• Date

  24 September 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  165

Welcome to your College | Induction event for new GP Registrars

The RCGP Faculties invite all new trainees who started their first year of GP training (ST1s) as of August 2025 to join and hear from RCGP Officers, National and local GP Registrar reps and discover your membership benefits.

• Date

  24 September 2025

• Start time

  15:00

• Places left

  992

Sandford Village Hall

TVA BLS in Primary Care - Session 1

Join us for 2 hour basic life skills for Primary Care course delivered by the Oxford College of First Aid.

• Date

  30 September 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  11

Sandford Village

TVA BLS in Primary Care - Session 2

Join us for 2 hour basic life skills for Primary Care course delivered by the Oxford College of First Aid.

• Date

  30 September 2025

• Start time

  11:30

• Places left

  4

Sandford Village Hall

TVA BLS in Primary Care - Session 3

Join us for 2 hour basic life skills for Primary Care course delivered by the Oxford College of First Aid.

• Date

  30 September 2025

• Start time

  14:30

• Places left

  8

Effective out of hours training | part 3: laboratory results, palliative care and telephone triage

This four-part online course is aimed at GP Registrars who are new to out of hours and working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies.

• Date

  07 October 2025

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  56

Effective out of hours training | part 4, sepsis, mental health and challenging situations

This four-part online course is aimed at GP Registrars who are new to out of hours and working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies

• Date

  14 October 2025

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  56