Courses and events

Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour

Wessex Faculty winter ball & awards evening 2025

The RCGP Wessex Faculty Board would like to invite you to our annual Winter Ball and Awards Evening on Saturday 29 November 19:00 at Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton - Grand Harbour This years ball will have a festive theme with some exciting entertainment! We are also looking forward to welcoming Belfast GP Dr Waqar Ahmed who as well as being a GP is an actor and comedian. Guests are welcome, members are charged a refundable deposit (details in Overview)

• Date

  29 November 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  70

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

  01 December 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  32

Online

Protecting your family and an overview of the NHS basket of benefits

Wesleyan are hosting this webinar which is designed for medical professionals. We will take a deeper dive at the NHS basket of benefits protecting you against loss of income. The session will be hosted by Specialist Financial Advisor Laura, who specialises in supporting medical professionals through their financial journeys

• Date

  02 December 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  193

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

  121

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

  31

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

  149

Online

Economic Forecast: Interest Rates and Your Practice's Financial Future

Join the Lloyds Bank Healthcare team for an insightful webinar led by a Lloyds economist. Discover expert predictions on interest rates and how these changes could impact your borrowing and deposits. Gain valuable insights to help you navigate the financial landscape and make informed decisions for your practice. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead in a dynamic economic environment.

• Date

  11 December 2025

• Start time

  13:15

• Places left

  199

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

Online

Staff retention/attraction – how can we help you attract and retain staff

This session will consider a number of key business risks faced by GP practices and how this impacts partners and the management team. We will consider areas where risk may exist and who could be affected by this along with some steps to take to begin mitigation of these.

• Date

  20 January 2026

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  195