Courses and events

We provide a wide range of high-quality online events to support our members' continuing professional development. Topics cover a broad range of clinical, wellbeing and developmental themes for GPs at all stages of their career.

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Online via Zoom

Physical activity: inspiring moving stories

This webinar will showcase the RCGP's Moving Stories series, featuring six powerful narratives that illustrate how primary care has effectively supported patients in increasing their physical activity, e.g. through becoming an Active Practice. One in four people would be more active if advised by a healthcare professional. These inspiring stories serve as reminders of the significant impact healthcare professionals can have on encouraging healthier lifestyles. By sharing these real-world examples, the session aims to motivate attendees to implement similar strategies in their own practices, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and community well-being.

  • Date

    17 September 2025

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    1035

Zoom

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

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 Dr Roger Neighbour, Dr Robin Simpson and Dr Jim Bartlett. 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

    18 September 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    1991

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

    19 September 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    187

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

    24 September 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    178

Microsoft Teams

Care Navigation at reception 2025

Back by popular demand, RCGP Scotland welcome Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training to deliver another two-part training course for non-clinical staff on the frontline of the GP Practice. Open to practice staff, reception supervisors and practice managers from across Scotland, this training aims to support, encourage and upskill practice teams to deliver and grow non-clinical care navigation (the new term for signposting).

  • Date

    07 October 2025

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    32

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

    17 October 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    53

Microsoft Teams

Emotional intelligence and dealing with complaints at the GP reception

Join RCGP Scotland for this training by Dr Val McGarrell, for all non-clinical staff in GP Practices. The training aims to upskill frontline colleagues to build resilience and empathy when dealing with difficult situations and patient complaints at the GP reception, and more.

  • Date

    11 December 2025

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    29

The Assembly Rooms

RCGP Scotland Members' and Fellows' Ceremony 2025

Join us for our relaxed style Members' and Fellows' Ceremony in Edinburgh on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Our ceremony is an opportunity for you to celebrate with friends, peers and family the achievement of attaining membership of the College by completing the MRCGP, MRCGP[INT] OR MAP or achieving Fellowship of the College FRCGP.

  • Date

    28 January 2026

  • Start time

    12:00

  • Places left

    162