Courses and events

Zoom

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

  24 June 2025

• Start time

  09:00

• Places left

  26

Zoom

Child & adult safeguarding: level 3 | Online

Safeguarding is simply part of the holistic care we provide in general practice. We are frequently in contact with patients who are victims and survivors of abuse and it is essential that they receive a compassionate, competent and appropriate safeguarding response from general practice, regardless of where they live in the UK or which professional they come into contact with. 4.5 CPD points for this course.

• Date

  24 June 2025

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  121

Zoom

Men's health | One Day Essentials

Many men may be reluctant to seek help for health issues or contact their GP if they are experiencing sexual or mental health concerns. Depending on the problem, GPs are usually the first healthcare professionals to be contacted. This year's online RCGP One Day Essentials Men’s Health conference contains useful information tailored to GPs with practical advice and useful resources that you can use with your patients to maximise their care.

• Date

  25 June 2025

• Start time

  09:30

• Places left

  2304

Getting Ready for Retirement

This session will look at how to reduce sessions, manage workload and the handover of patients. Alternative work options will be covered, as well as partnership agreement aspects, appraisal /revalidation and staying on the GP performers list.

• Date

  26 June 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  87

RCGPNI Office

RCGPNI Yoga - 28 June 2025

RCGPNI would like to invite our members to a yoga session in our Belfast office. This hour-long class is suitable for all levels of yoga experience, and will include pranayama breath work and yoga nidra (guided meditation).

• Date

  28 June 2025

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  10

Zoom

Introduction to the SCA (free preparation webinar)

Join us for the first 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

  10 July 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  1881

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

  11 July 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  27

Zoom

SCA cases and panel discussion (free preparation webinar)

Join us for the concluding instalment of our two-part series of FREE webinars on the SCA exam, 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

  17 July 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  1891

Belfast Pride Parade Route, Belfast City Centre

Belfast Pride Parade Walking Group 2025

We are excited to announce that the RCGP Northern Ireland will be taking part in Belfast Pride Parade 2025. Only 25 tickets are available to take part in our walking group - so book now!

• Date

  26 July 2025

• Start time

  11:30

• Places left

  27