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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Faculty Induction webinar

Following the recent governance refresh, this online induction session will consolidate the recent changes to the Board structure, and provide an overview to Faculty Board operations and good practice guidance. Open to new and returning Faculty Board members.

  • Date

    05 November 2026

  • Start time

    12:30

  • Places left

    200

Earlier identification and improving palliative and end-of-life care: Using small changes to make a big difference in your practice

Join us for this free, practical and inspiring webinar to discover how small quality-improvement projects and everyday changes can make a meaningful difference for people living with advanced serious illness, those approaching the end of life, and their families and carers. Good palliative and end-of-life care is not delivered by one clinician or through one conversation alone. It is created by the whole general practice team through the people we notice, the questions we ask, the information we record and share, and the simple systems we put in place.

  • Date

    05 November 2026

  • Start time

    12:30

  • Places left

    38

Introduction to the SCA (free preparation webinar) - Part one

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, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson, Dr Pauline Foreman and Dr Meiling Denney. 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

    05 November 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    1443
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The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This SCA preparation course is designed to help ST3s who are preparing to sit their SCA examination. The day will involve our lead facilitator showing you how to structure and manage your consultations to give you the best possible chance of success in the SCA exam.

  • Date

    10 November 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    0

Online | Gambling Harms Webinar (Scotland) – how to identify and support patients experiencing harmful gambling

Increasing awareness of gambling harms amongst healthcare professionals is key to patients and affected others accessing support and treatment. Join us as we share the latest research, clinical best practice and share lived experience from patients and answer your questions and signpost you to up-to-date resources.

  • Date

    11 November 2026

  • Start time

    18:30

  • Places left

    33

SCA cases and panel discussion (free preparation webinar) - Part two

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, Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson, Dr Pauline Foreman and Dr Meiling Denney. 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

    12 November 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    1481

Glasgow | Thrive in First5 (Cohort 8)

Thrive in First5 is a new programme designed to support Scotland based GPs in their first five years post-qualification. Led by an experienced GP coach, it offers workshops with practical tools and techniques, short webinars throughout the year, an annual networking event and ongoing peer support via a closed WhatsApp group. The course will run face to face across two workshops (09:30-15:30) on Friday 13th November and Friday 27th November 2026.

  • Date

    13 November 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    10

AKT Preparation Course

This one-day interactive course has been designed for those planning to take the AKT component of the MRCGP. It will assist with your exam preparation and revision for the MRCGP AKT examination, focusing on high yield and difficult curriculum topics, including the topics trainees often forget to include in their revision and help with your exam technique.

  • Date

    17 November 2026

  • Start time

    09:15

  • Places left

    28

Online | West Scotland Faculty Board meeting - November 2026

West Scotland Faculty Chair, Dr Michael Blackmore and members of the Faculty Board, would like to invite you to the Faculty's next Board meeting that will take place virtually via Zoom. All local Faculty members are welcome to attend the Board meeting as observers if they wish.

  • Date

    18 November 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    49