Wellbeing events

We are excited to announce that for the first time ever the RCGP has been selected to have an official presence at Manchester Pride following on from our presence at the London and Brighton and Hove Pride festivals. Wristbands are available and free for members to be a part of our Manchester float.

The RCGP Thames Valley Faculty would like to invite our Retired & Later Career GP Members to join us for a Free of Charge tour of the Medicinal Beds of the University of Oxford Botanical Gardens followed by Afternoon Tea at Christchurch College, Oxford. Non-Members welcome for a small charge.

Dr Linda Miller (coach and GP appraiser) ran a new peer support series that used appreciative enquiry, leadership techniques from coaching, supervision, consultancy, and humanities to wind down from GP work. It helped participants find positive things to reflect on for appraisals, so that appraisals were more supportive. Due to demand for a repeat in a central location, the North and West London Faculty is pleased to announce a monthly facilitated group meeting, free to NWL RCGP members.

The third installment of RCGP Mersey Faculty's wellbeing programme. Join us on the morning of Saturday 21 September for a return to the workshop of renowned Liverpool artist, Tom Murphy. This time, Tom will teach delegates how to model the human body.

How a bit of lifestyle medicine can make a big difference to the wellbeing of your patients, staff and you!

This Members only wellbeing conference will be an interactive and honest look at how you currently care for yourself and the awareness of GP Wellbeing in Scotland.

In the summer of 2018, the much loved and respected Dr John Holden, former Provost of RCGP Mersey Faculty and recipient of the President's Medal, passed away. Join friends, colleagues and family of Dr Holden as we walk the Ribble Valley's 'Tolkien Trail' in his memory.

The Wessex Faculty invite you to join us for an evening of Art & Resilience. This event is designed for health care professionals in need of that feel good factor to boost resilience! It is ideal for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS of for those with previous painting experience alike. Discover mindfulness and wellbeing benefits of creativity through colour. With an experienced art tutor painting is a piece of cake and EVERYONE CREATES BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK from the first try. Leave recharged, relaxed, energised. Take home a painting that you will want to frame and show off. Worry free - we provide brushes, colour, paper and a light buffet (we don't just make painting a piece of cake, we also do have cake.)

In this workshop, we will look at techniques to calm stress quickly, some consultation hacks to make life easier and daily exercises to promote wellbeing in the practitioner

This Members only conference will be stimulating and interactive and will encourage you to challenge yourself. During this event you will be able to develop your personal skills and resilience so you can be happier and more effective in your work.

Enhance your CPD experience with this cutting edge new course with a special regional introductory rate. Dr Karen Forshaw and Physiotherapist Chrissie Mowbray will show you the value of stillness, creating peace and establish a professional, confidential environment in your workplace. You will experience guided meditation and learn mindfulness techniques. You will take away a range of practical skills from which you can create your own bespoke resilience toolkit. You will gain the ability to create a Five-Point Rescue Plan to address any situation thereby increasing your resilience. You will experience a renewed appreciation of the joy of General Practice.

Join us on a fun, energetic day giving you the opportunity to learn from local and national movers and shakers in the spheres of lifestyle medicine and social prescribing, brought to you by RCGP Clinical Priority Team for Physical Activity and Lifestyle.

Join us at our cooking and networking workshop evening. During the evening you will learn a new recipe, skills and tips while cooking your own supper in a relaxed social environment alongside colleagues.

Join us in the beautiful surroundings of the Liverpool Medical Institution's main library for a hot buffet and a history talk delivered by Emeritus Professor of History at Liverpool University, John Belchem.

A practical and scientific introduction to selfcare and personal wellness for GPs. Delegates to take away skills and exercises to implement in their personal and working life which will hopefully assist with their personal wellbeing and health.

Join us for an evening where Laughter is the best medicine! Dr Ahmed Kazmi is a GP and comedian from the UK based in London. He qualified in England before moving to Australia, where friends found his anecdotes funny enough to inspire him to try stand-up comedy under the name Dr Ahmed, where he later performed to sold out shows at Brighton Festival and Edinburgh Fringe. The Bigger Picture series invites GPs to attend Humanities in Medicine events.

The "Be the Best You" conference will be stimulating and interactive and will encourage you to challenge yourself. During this event you will be able to develop your personal skills and resilience so you can be happier and more effective in your work.

This Members only conference will be stimulating and interactive and will encourage you to challenge yourself. During this event you will be able to develop your personal skills and resilience so you can be happier and more effective in your work.

This one day programme for GPs will increase your confidence and enhance your ability to communicate successfully with others in a way that is both productive and positive.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) training provides skills which are rapidly becoming essential in General Practice. CBT focusses on the here and now instead of symptoms of the past. CBT is applicable to a range of mental health disorders such as depression anxiety panic disorder phobias and bulimia and can also be applied to primary care problems such as pain management.

PLUSbaby is coming to RCGP Wales! Infant friendly CPD event for doctors with babies aged 0-12 months The national baby friendly event for healthcare professionals will be in Swansea.