Courses and events

Online

Dealing with complaints 2025

Complaints are a leading cause of distress and are often avoidable. With good self-awareness and tried and tested language skills, we teach ways to avoid our interactions leading to complaints and how to manage them if they do arise.

• Date

  03 December 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  103

Armagh City Hotel

Essential Paediatrics for Primary Care - Full Day Conference

This event is open to doctors of all specialities, with a focus on paediatric cases in primary care. This full-day CPD session will include interactive workshops, practical discussions, training sessions and networking. Hosted by RCGP Northern Ireland and The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children SimEd Team.

• Date

  04 December 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  185

Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle

Minor Surgery Skills | Entry level (includes DOPS) | Newcastle

This two day beginners course is a mixture of theoretical and practical sessions and is intended for all GPs who wish to carry out Minor Surgery in their practices. It also includes the Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment.

• Date

  09 December 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  27

Remote consultations with the MDU

This seminar offers practical tips on providing remote consultations in a safe and effective manner, including the latest guidance, regulations and the medico-legal issues to consider.

• Date

  09 December 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  139

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

  24

Online

Interest Rates and Your Practice's Financial Future

Explore interest rate forecasts and their impact on your practice’s finances with a Lloyds economist and the Healthcare team. Gain expert insights so you can make informed borrowing and deposit decisions in today’s shifting economy.

• Date

  11 December 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  198

Royal College of General Practitioners

Minor Surgery Skills | Joint injections | Leeds

This highly practical, joint injection course is aimed at those working with musculoskeletal patients who would like to improve their assessment, diagnosis and management of the conditions, including the role of, the theory behind and practical use of corticosteroid joint and soft tissue injections. The course is suitable for all skill levels.

• Date

  12 December 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  30

Online

Creative writing for wellbeing - January 2026

The South West faculties, Tamar, Wessex and Severn invite their members to attend this Wellbeing event. These sessions will employ creative writing techniques and responses to texts, quotes and images to support your wellbeing.

• Date

  05 January 2026

• Start time

  19:30

• Places left

  27

Royal Northern College of Music

RCGP North of England Members' and Fellows' Ceremony | Manchester 2026 | Morning

Join us in Manchester for our Members' and Fellows' ceremony. These events are 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

  16 January 2026

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  296