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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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

    12 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:15

  • Places left

    80

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

    13 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    31

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

    22 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    16

Birmingham Pride Parade 2026 - FREE

We are excited to announce that the RCGP Midland Faculty has been selected to have an official presence in the Birmingham Pride Parade. Pride has become one of the most important LGBTQ+ festivals in the UK attracting in excess of 75,000 people over the course of the weekend. Only 25 FREE tickets are available so book now!

  • Date

    23 May 2026

  • Start time

    11:00

  • Places left

    18

Teaching Opportunities for GPs - May 2026

Are you looking to broaden your professional horizon? Do you enjoy teaching but are not sure how to access academic roles as a GP other than traditional supervisor roles? This webinar will give you an insight into the many options for GPs to extend their roles through teaching and research.

  • Date

    28 May 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    52

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

    92

Midland Early & Established GP Careers Conference: Expanding Clinical Horizons in Primary Care

Join the RCGP Midland Faculty for the Early & Established GP Careers Conference 2026, designed for AiTs, First5 and Early Career GPs. Discover diverse clinical pathways, develop new skills, and explore innovative roles within primary care. Network with peers, learn from experienced clinicians, and gain inspiration to expand your professional horizons in modern general practice.

  • Date

    18 June 2026

  • Start time

    08:30

  • Places left

    111

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

    95

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

    140