Courses and events

Effective out of hours training | Part 2 | Covid-19, ethics, organisational aspects

This four-part online course is aimed at GP Registrars who are new to out of hours and working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies.

• Date

  16 September 2025

• Start time

  18:00

• Places left

  55

Online

The Power of Breath

Breathing is something that we do automatically but there are great benefits to making the process conscious. Here we teach a variety of different breathing techniques and outline the physiological and psychological benefits of each.

• Date

  17 September 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  117

Zoom

A trainer's guide to the SCA: case examples and exam preparation

Join us for the second 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

  18 September 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  1972

Online

Appraisal Made Easy

Join us for an afternoon of getting the most from your appraisal. We look at tips on how you should prepare, how appraisal has changed since covid, toolkits and much more. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the speaker who has been an appraisal lead for NHS England and NHS Improvement North West since 2008. This event is aimed at new GPs, however, all GPs welcome to attend this event.

• Date

  19 September 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  168

How GMC investigations work with the MDU

This seminar gives an overview of complaints to the GMC, looks at what happens when a doctor fails to meet professional standards and how the MDU supports members throughout.

• Date

  23 September 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  148

The Village Hotel Leeds North

Learn & Connect | Building Confidence in Skin Cancer - In Person

Our special guest speaker Dr Sahar Alikhan, an experienced GP with 18 years in practice, including 5 years specialising as a GP with an extended role (GPwER) in Dermatology, will deliver her talk: 'Building Confidence in Skin Cancer: Lesion Recognition and Teledermatology'

• Date

  23 September 2025

• Start time

  18:30

• Places left

  25

Online

Impact of the NHS Pension and retirement on your practice and profits

Join Wesleyan at their upcoming webinar, where they will consider two of their most discussed areas with Practice Managers; protecting practice profits and how to navigate some of the key questions raised by members of the NHS Pension Scheme.

• Date

  23 September 2025

• Start time

  19:00

• Places left

  192

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 September 2025

• Start time

  10:00

• Places left

  145

Online

An introduction to speaking publicly or via the media for GPs

Giving you the power to say what you want to say and to say it well. This is the world of the soundbite, the app, the tweet, the word cloud. It’s a world of 24-hour rolling news... of vox pops, webcasts and video clips. In business today, you are expected to be able to communicate quickly and simply: » to hit the right note » to come across well » to create memory. Whether it’s talking via broadcast or narrowcast TV, on radio, to the press, or presenting to an audience – live or virtual – the right preparation gives you the power to say what you want to say and to say it well.

• Date

  24 September 2025

• Start time

  13:00

• Places left

  164