Courses and events

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

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

  07 October 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  28

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

Effective out of hours training | part 3: laboratory results, palliative care and telephone triage

This four-part online course is aimed at GP Registrars who are new to out of hours and working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies.

• Date

  07 October 2025

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  56

Makeney Hall

Vale of Trent Faculty Celebratory Dinner and AGM 2025

The Faculty Provost, Dr Margaret Jones, Faculty Chair, Dr Gopi Singaravel, and members of the Faculty Board would like to invite you to the Faculty's Annual General Meeting at Makeney Hall in Derbyshire. A short AGM will take place before a celebratory formal dinner for our local members to enjoy. Our after-dinner speaker will be Professor Lucy Ambrose, who will talk about "Education: a vital force for sustainable general practice".

• Date

  07 October 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  45

Zoom

The RCGP 3-day SCA preparation course

This open-to-all 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, a highlight being Dr Roger Neighbour, a renowned teacher on the skills of communication within the GP consultation.

• Date

  13 October 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  14

Killerton Estate

Apple picking with the RCGP & National Trust - Devon

GP’s are invited to join the National Trust rangers at Killerton for a morning picking and pressing apples from one of the estate's historic orchards. This will be followed by lunch and an informal discussion about ways in which local GPs can work with the Trust to improve the wellbeing of themselves and their patients.

• Date

  14 October 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  12

Effective out of hours training | part 4, sepsis, mental health and challenging situations

This four-part online course is aimed at GP Registrars who are new to out of hours and working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies

• Date

  14 October 2025

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  56

The Village Hotel Leeds North

Learn & Connect | 6-8 Week Baby Check - In Person

Yorkshire faculty board Vice Chair, Dr Aisling MacCormac will guide the attendees through the 6-8 week baby health check during this engaging hands-on workshop, this session will be beneficial for all GPs who deliver baby checks in the surgery as well as GP registers and newly qualified GPs who have not had formal paediatric training.

• Date

  14 October 2025

• Start time

  18:30

• Places left

  31

Online

I’m a GPST, what should I know about pensions?

Wesleyan are hosting this webinar designed for medical professionals, This webinar is specifically looking at members new to the pension scheme. The session will be hosted by Specialist Financial Advisor Dom, who specialises in supporting medical professionals through their financial journeys

• Date

  14 October 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  189