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.

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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

    14

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

    58

RCGP Scotland | Joint Injections

This one-day course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses in Scotland working with musculoskeletal patients. The training will support improvement in assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, and includes training on practical use of corticosteroid joint and tissue injections.


  • Date

    09 June 2026
  • Start time

    09:30
  • Places left

    15

North Scotland Faculty Board Meeting June 2026

North Scotland Faculty Chair, Dr Chris Williams, and members of the Faculty Board would like to invite you to the Faculty's next Board meeting, which will take place on 9 June 2026, virtually via Zoom. All members are welcome to attend. For more information, please email gemma.gee@rcgp.org.uk.


  • Date

    09 June 2026
  • Start time

    19:30
  • Places left

    99

RCGP Scotland | Joint Injections

This one-day course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses in Scotland working with musculoskeletal patients. The training will support improvement in assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, and includes training on practical use of corticosteroid joint and tissue injections.


  • Date

    10 June 2026
  • Start time

    09:30
  • Places left

    1
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RCGP Scotland | Minor Surgery

This two-day course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses and will enable attendees to develop the skills required to run a successful minor surgery service in primary care. Topics covered include; minor skin procedures and non-surgical techniques, as well as advice about how to set up a service and the medico-legal and contractual obligations required of those practicing minor surgery.


  • Date

    11 June 2026
  • Start time

    09:30
  • Places left

    0

Webinar on Proposed Constitutional Changes

A webinar to brief members on the proposed constitutional changes to the Supplementary Charter and Ordinances, and answer questions members may have.


  • Date

    19 June 2026
  • Start time

    13:00
  • Places left

    500

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

    23 June 2026
  • Start time

    09:15
  • Places left

    64

Using the ophthalmoscope and pupil examinations

This is the second part of two, interactive half-day conferences provided by an active GP trainer who works in Ophthalmology with Moorfields Eye Hospital, covering the ophthalmoscope, pupil examination, double vision and squint and eye problems in children.


  • Date

    25 June 2026
  • Start time

    12:30
  • Places left

    71