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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Online Writing Circle: Poetry to Write Your Truth

RCGP Scotland invites you to a 90-minute virtual writing class by author Lorna French where participants reflect on their own lives and experience by getting it all out onto the page.

  • Date

    19 May 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    -2

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

    21 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    3

RCGP Mentoring Breakfast meeting with Dr Helena Mckeown

Mentoring breakfast Agenda highlights include: Welcome Mentors’ experiences so far Open discussion inviting mentors to reflect on their experience. Shaping future mentoring initiatives Collaborative discussion on ideas, opportunities, and priorities for strengthening future mentoring support and growing our mentoring community. Open networking and questions

  • Date

    21 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    178

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

    15

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

    65

Meet and Connect Summer BBQ

The RCGP North East Scotland Faculty Board members invite you to join our Meet and Connect event at Ardoe House Hotel on the outskirts of Aberdeen, for a start of summer BBQ. An excellent chance to meet your local representatives, and to understand the role of your local Faculty and how they can help you make the most of your RCGP membership. Food and networking 18:00-19:15, followed by the quarterly Board Meeting 19:30-21:00.

  • Date

    04 June 2026

  • Start time

    18:00

  • Places left

    47

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

    16

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

    3

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

    1