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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Village Hotel, Swansea

RCGP Wales - 2-day Minor Surgery Course March 2025 (with DOPS)

This highly practical 2 day Minor Surgery Course is for primary care clinicians who would like to develop or improve their surgical skills, whilst learning to provide a safe, effective and modern community Minor Surgery service. The training is suitable for all skill levels, from novice to expert. The event begins with a series of succinct and entertaining lectures where we cover practical tips, useful advice, and all the key safety information you need. We also include step-by-step guidance around the practicalities of setting up your own service including the nuances of delivering minor surgery within the community. This is followed by supervised hands-on practice for the remainder of the two days.

  • Date

    20 March 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    21

Lowry Hotel, Manchester

BJGP Research and Publishing Conference 2025

Join us for the sixth BJGP Research Conference – an exceptional opportunity for researchers at all career stages to acquire new research skills and present their work in a constructive, peer-reviewed environment.

  • Date

    21 March 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    189

Copthorne Hotel Plymouth

Minor Surgery Skills | Entry Level (includes DOPS) - Plymouth

This two day beginners course is a mixture of theoretical and practical sessions and is intended for all GPs who wish to carry out Minor Surgery in their practices. It also includes the Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment.

  • Date

    25 March 2025

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    24
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Holiday Inn Barnsley

Learn and Connect - CPR update course - March 2025 AM

You are invited to join our CPR Update/Refresher course taking place in Barnsley. A Learn and Connect event that will provide you with an update on CPR, including a certificate for both adult and children, while also offering the opportunity to meet other local GPs.

  • Date

    26 March 2025

  • Start time

    10:00

  • Places left

    0

Holiday Inn Barnsley

Learn and Connect - CPR update course March 2025 - PM

You are invited to join our CPR Update/Refresher course taking place in Barnsley. A Learn and Connect event that will provide you with an update on CPR, including a certificate for both adult and children, while also offering the opportunity to meet other local GPs.

  • Date

    26 March 2025

  • Start time

    12:00

  • Places left

    12

Learn and Connect | Misconceptions of Dermatology

The RCGP is your professional home, supporting you throughout your career. Join us for the Learn & Connect networking event to meet colleagues and peers in a relaxed dinner setting. Open to all GPs, the event will address misconceptions in dermatology, including: Are all emollients the same? Is identifying melanomas as easy as ABCD? Is treating acne just about finding the right antibiotic? Is UV light always harmful?

  • Date

    26 March 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    29

Zoom

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

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, 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

    26 March 2025

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    1933

Zoom

First5 Bytesize: 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

    28 March 2025

  • Start time

    13:00

  • Places left

    174

Belfast City Centre

Walking Tour & Lunch: Later Career & Retired Members

RCGP would like to invite our LCARM members to join us to explore Belfast's exciting medical history, with a 'Diseases & Drs' walking tour of the city centre. This exciting 90 minute tour tells of the first hospital in Belfast, Victorian anti-vaxers, the detrimental impact of eating sewage polluted sea food, and how working in the linen mills could wreck your lungs, rot your feet and cut off your arm. Following the tour, you are invited to join us for a two-course meal at Home restaurant.

  • Date

    29 March 2025

  • Start time

    11:00

  • Places left

    15