Courses and events

Rated 9/10 for delegate satisfaction – discover the College’s wide-ranging catalogue of courses and events, designed to celebrate your achievements, support your wellbeing, develop your clinical and professional confidence, while connecting you to our diverse community.

We offer a diverse programme spanning everything from clinical updates and deep dives to management and leadership, wellbeing and innovation. Most events are free for RCGP members, and where there is a cost, you’ll benefit from preferential rates.

Looking for something specific? Easily search by event type, topic, location or date to find the perfect fit for your learning needs.

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Meet your (career) match

East Scotland Faculty trainees are invited to an evening careers networking event. You'll meet GPs working in big practices, small practices, rural and urban areas, academics, those working in OOHs, salaried GPs, partners, locums, GPs with extended roles - promoting the wide range of career opportunities within the world of general practice. School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

  • Date

    20 January 2026

  • Start time

    18:45

  • Places left

    23

From guidance to practice: managing paediatric RTIs through clinical scenarios

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the leading reason for primary care consultations among children under five in the UK. Despite clinical guidelines advising against routine antibiotic use for most common childhood RTIs, these infections account for over 70% of antibiotic prescriptions in this age group. This webinar follows on from the first paediatric RTI webinar (link) and will explore clinical scenarios including acute otitis media, sore throat and cough, summarising NICE prescribing guidance and best practice recommendations for managing paediatric RTIs in primary care. It will also address patient perceptions of antibiotic prescribing, including their views on back-up/ delayed prescriptions, and offer practical tips to support consultations, particularly with concerned parents.

  • Date

    21 January 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    504

West Scotland Burns Night Celebration

Celebrate Burns Night, at the West Brewery - Glasgow Green, with colleagues from across the West Scotland Faculty. Reconnect, meet new faces, and enjoy an evening of conversation, food, and fun while learning more about your local Faculty.

  • Date

    21 January 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    23

South East Scotland Burns Night Celebration

Join us, at the Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, for a South East Scotland all-member networking event. This is an excellent opportunity for members from across Edinburgh, East and West Lothian, the Scottish Borders and South Fife to enjoy an evening of networking in Edinburgh. Hear from your local Faculty Board members, celebrate the legacy of Robert Burns and connect with colleagues from across the region.

  • Date

    22 January 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    9

RCGP Scotland Members' and Fellows' Ceremony 2026

Join us for our relaxed style Members' and Fellows' Ceremony in Edinburgh on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Our ceremony is 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

    28 January 2026

  • Start time

    12:00

  • Places left

    1

The essential role of GPs and GPNs in tackling health inequalities in Scotland

Join the Scottish Deep End Project and the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) for a full-day conference featuring topics such as the importance of long-term personalised continuity of care, understanding 'missingness', delivering care in socio-economically deprived communities, and much more. This is about celebrating collaboration and learning, and supporting one another to improve working lives and the cohesiveness of practice teams.

  • Date

    06 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    66

Care Navigation at reception - essential skills

RCGP Scotland welcomes Dr Val McGarrell from Prima Linea Training to this half day essential skills care navigation workshop 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). This training will take place on MS Teams.

  • Date

    12 February 2026

  • Start time

    13:30

  • Places left

    19

Feb 2026 - Part 1 Certificate in the Management of Problem Drug Use (online)

RCGP Scotland's well-regarded two part course designed to assist primary care professionals help and care for people affected by drug use. This course is open to all professionals working in Primary Care. The course will take place online over two mornings. Day 1 - 13 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00 Day 2 - 20 February 2026 09:30 - 13:00

  • Date

    13 February 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    27

Introduction in to how mindfulness & compassion can help manage stress

Join Alison Sedgwick-Taylor at another opportunity to attend this ever popular session. Mindfulness and Compassion can help you manage stress, feel better about yourself and get more enjoyment out of your personal and professional life. This online Taster session will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about mindfulness, through a series of practical yet profound experiential practices and discussion.

  • Date

    23 February 2026

  • Start time

    19:15

  • Places left

    34