Courses and events

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

  10 February 2026

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  59

Zoom

Child & adult safeguarding: level 3

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

  11 February 2026

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  148

Online Zoom Webinar

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

  96

INNSiDE Hotel by Meliá

RCGP & AP Managing Addictions in Primary Care 2026

This joint RCGP and Addiction Professionals conference is the largest event in the UK for GPs, shared care workers, nurses, other primary care staff, specialists, commissioners and researchers interested in and involved with the management of people with drug and alcohol problems in primary care.

• Date

  26 February 2026

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  571

Online

Active Bystander Training

Witnessing verbal and physical abuse, discrimination, racism and micro-aggression effects everyone! Have you ever been in a situation where you want to challenge someone’s behaviour - but you didn’t know how to do it or what to say? This session has been developed to support ALL members of the Primary Care Team. It includes self-coaching techniques to help you keep a cool head when you’re faced with a challenging situation, and assertive language devices which you can use to make sure your voice is heard if you want to raise a concern. The session focuses on challenging inappropriate workplace behaviours from patients and colleagues and will give you the tools needed to be able to do this confidently.

• Date

  26 March 2026

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  73

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

  24 April 2026

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  125

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

  16 September 2026

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  199

Zoom

A trainer’s guide to the SCA: an introduction - Part one

Join us for the first of a two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam. This informative webinar introduces the SCA exam and is led by esteemed professionals Prof Roger Neighbour, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson, Dr Pauline Foreman and Dr Meiling Denney. With extensive experience as examiners and facilitators of successful SCA prep courses for the RCGP, they bring a wealth of knowledge to guide you through this crucial examination.

• Date

  01 October 2026

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  1998

Zoom

A trainer's guide to the SCA: case examples and exam preparation - Part two

Join us for the second of a two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam. This informative webinar introduces the SCA exam and is led by esteemed professionals Prof Roger Neighbour, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson, Dr Pauline Foreman and Dr Meiling Denney. With extensive experience as examiners and facilitators of successful SCA prep courses for the RCGP, they bring a wealth of knowledge to guide you through this crucial examination.

• Date

  15 October 2026

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  2000