Courses and events

Online via Zoom

Physical activity: explore an extended role in lifestyle medicine

This webinar will explore the RCGP framework for an extended role in lifestyle medicine, covering possible qualifications , such as a primary medical qualification, MRCGP, and additional training in lifestyle medicine. It will discuss key competencies, such as person-centred care, team working, and supporting behaviour change. The session will also highlight leadership responsibilities, collaborative working, and sustainability in practice. Practical steps for maintaining skills and ongoing CPD will be addressed, alongside guidance on integrating lifestyle medicine into primary care.

• Date

  18 June 2025

• Start time

  18:30

• Places left

  557

Zoom

Managing common eye conditions in primary care

This session will cover how to approach the eye in general practice, external eye disease, glaucoma & uveitis, assessment of the visual field and sudden visual loss.

• Date

  19 June 2025

• Start time

  12:30

• Places left

  161

Zoom

Telephone consulting and triage skills

This online course will provide you with a real understanding of how to manage the risks involved in remote telephone consultations and the benefits this work can bring when practiced effectively. This day will give you tools and techniques to best handle remote telephone consultations.

• Date

  20 June 2025

• Start time

  09:15

• Places left

  12

Zoom

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

  24 June 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  5

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 June 2025

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  101

GP Registrar Insights: No more gaps, sharpening skills in tricky clinical areas

Welcome to our peer-led educational programme for all GP registrars! We aim to create an informal space for registrars to come together once a month and share their questions, thoughts and worries about various topics related to GP training. Each session will have a theme, varying from exams to post-CCT preparations, with plenty of scope for future topics to be decided by you. Sessions will be facilitated mainly by other registrars with experience/an interest in the topic.

• Date

  24 June 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  25

Psychology of the workplace webinar series: Motivation and Self Esteem

Join us for Psychology of the Workplace Webinar designed to allow you to collaborate with your teams on a specific topic. This series offers opportunities to explore new material, reflect on its significance in your context, and identify practical steps you can take from now on. This workshop provides an opportunity to analyse your own motivational changes through static and dynamic lenses and recognise how you could motivate others and build self-efficacy.

• Date

  25 June 2025

• Start time

  19:30

• Places left

  56

Zoom

Using the ophthalmoscope and pupil examinations

This session will cover the ophthalmoscope, pupil examination, double vision and squint and eye problems in children.

• Date

  26 June 2025

• Start time

  12:30

• Places left

  177

Pre-Induction Webinar for new ST1 GP Trainees

South West Primary Care Schools (in collaboration with RCGP) invite you to participate in this Pre-Induction Webinar for new ST1 GP Trainees. This friendly and informative session is especially designed for GP trainees (registrars) starting in August 2025 across Swindon, Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Plymouth and Cornwall. Topics covered include: Introduction to Primary Care; Overview of GP Training; How to use the ePortfolio and Reflective Writing tips and will include other exciting and relevant topics.

• Date

  02 July 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  101