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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Manchester Pride Parade Route

Manchester Pride 2025

We are excited to announce that the RCGP has once again been selected to have an official presence at the Manchester Pride Parade on Saturday 23rd August 2025. Join RCGP and walk with us in the parade. Register now for your free parade wristbands! It is such an amazing atmosphere to be part of the parade and a day to remember, especially if the sun is shining. Everyone is welcome to join us, GPs, team members, patients, friends, family, EVERYONE. You don't have to be LGBTQ+, you just need to support! We start the day with a light breakfast at the Novotel Hotel in the city centre. Want to bring friends/family? The more the merrier. Just let us know how many wrist bands you would like to book.

  • Date

    23 August 2025

  • Start time

    10:00

  • Places left

    -1

Queensferry Sports and Community Hub, Queensferry

Adult and Child CPR and AED updates for Primary Care - Lothian

Designed to satisfy the Resuscitation Council UK’s Quality Standards for Primary Care settings, this two-hour enhanced CPR and AED update will include an additional choking update. Suitable for GPs and primary care professionals, tickets cost £45 for members, £60 for non-members.

  • Date

    26 August 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    7

Drumossie Hotel, Inverness

North Scotland | Learn and Connect Conference

Connect with your fellow RCGP North Scotland Faculty members at this full-day conference - designed for GPs, trainees and medical students from across the Highlands. Bringing clinical updates on babies exposed to opiates in pregnancy, the effects of ancient migration on genetic legacies and a primary care update on the increased prevalence of ticks, as well as professional topics such as GPs as social activists and updates on key lobbying work of the RCGP Scotland Officer team.

  • Date

    27 August 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    15

Microsoft Teams

Supporting Practice Manager resilience- dealing with challenging conversations

Join RCGP Scotland and Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training for this online session specifically for Practice Managers on resilience and having difficult conversations.

  • Date

    28 August 2025

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    9

Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, Edinburgh

South East Scotland | Meet and Connect with your local Faculty

Meet your local RCGP, the South East Scotland Faculty, for an engaging and informative social gathering for all GPST1s and your trainers. Dr Babar Akbar FRCGP, South East Scotland Faculty Chair, alongside your local GP Registrar representatives, IMG representative and other regional advocates, invite you to this Edinburgh City Centre event to share experiences, offer support and give guidance on how to make the most of your training and the opportunities available to you beyond training.

  • Date

    28 August 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    5

Dundee Contemporary Arts

East Scotland | Meet and Connect with your local Faculty

Meet your local RCGP, the East Scotland Faculty, for an engaging and informative social gathering for all GPST1s. Join your local Faculty representative and other regional advocates to share experiences, offer support and give guidance on how to make the most of your training and the opportunities available to you beyond training.

  • Date

    01 September 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    13

Zoom

Cardiology | One Day Essentials

This one-day conference will cover a range of subjects relevant to the work we provide in primary care in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of heart-related conditions, focusing on clinical management, essential information, the latest evidence, practical tips, and take-home messages to help improve practice and patient outcomes.

  • Date

    02 September 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    2304

Zoom

Welcome to the final year of your GP Specialty Training in Scotland

Designed specifically for members who have just started their final year of GP Speciality Training in Scotland, this session will equip you with the tools, insights and confidence to make the most of your ST3 year and prepare for life post-CCT. Our speaker lineup of GP Registrars and First5 GPs will cover the SCA and AKT exams, navigating the GP Portfolio, what to expect during your OOH shifts, exploring special interests and more.

  • Date

    02 September 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    59

Online

Active Bystander Training

Our working environment is fundamental to achieving one’s full potential. The key principles of achieving a supportive working environment include fostering relationships, inclusion and belonging. This training emphasises the importance of a supportive working and educational environment using Active Bystander skills. Active Bystander training empowers participants to recognise and challenge negative behaviours that impact our experiences and outcomes. With the aim to support positive cultural change, and create safer and more supportive environments.

  • Date

    03 September 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    4