Cumbria Faculty
Welcome to RCGP Cumbria Faculty. Although we are the smallest of the RCGP faculties with just over 400 members, we cover a very large geographical area both rural and urban. We have a very active Faculty board who meet quarterly to discuss issues relevant to general practice and the local area and also link with other local organisations to discuss issues. Cumbria Faculty traditionally have a strong cohort of AiTs and international medical graduates and we are always looking at new ways to support these groups
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Upcoming events
04 July 2024
The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course
This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.
05 July 2024
Telephone consulting and triage skills
This online course will provide you with a real understanding of how to manage the risks involved in remote telephone consultations and the benefits this work can bring when practiced effectively. This day will give you tools and techniques to best handle remote telephone consultations.
09 July 2024
Child & adult safeguarding: level 3 | Online
This RCGP Level 3 safeguarding course is for any GP practising in England. As GPs, we care for both children and adults and the course reflects this, covering child and adult safeguarding topics – individually and jointly. The course will be based around practical considerations for busy frontline GPs. There will be plenty of time for questions throughout the day. CPD Points: includes 4 hours of child safeguarding and 4 hours of adult safeguarding.
09 July 2024
Effective out of hours training | part 2: COVID-19, Ethics, Organisational Aspects
This four-part online course is aimed at GP Trainees and GPs new to out of hours, working towards their urgent and unscheduled care competencies and GPs wanting to start or return to out of hours work.
Veteran friendly GP practices
We are working with NHS England to accredit GP practices as 'veteran friendly'. This programme supports practice to deliver the best possible care and treatment for patients who have served in the armed forces.
Over 2,000 GP practices in England are already accredited through this programme. We provide accredited practices with access to free online training, support them to identify and code their veteran patients, and offer advice on referrals. While each accredited practice must nominate a clinical lead, training content and activities are suitable for the whole practice to enhance your delivery of veteran healthcare.
To find out more information, please visit the Veterans' healthcare toolkit on our eLearning platform.
Cumbria's faculty board
Our faculty board meet four times per year in February, June, September, and November, via Zoom. We rely on volunteers to play an active role locally, give views, feed in information from local groups, and shape local general practice via the board.
The board has several opportunities for you to become more active with the local faculty, for example: committee members, council representatives, leads and representatives for various groups including trainees, First5s, mid-career GPs, later career and retired members, EDI groups, LGBTQ+ members, sustainability groups - plus much more.
You can attend board as an observer to see what goes on. If you wish to join the board just let us know and we will affiliate you at the next AGM. If you would like to attend, then simply drop us a line.
Local training and development
Fellowship
The Cumbria Faculty has a very active Fellowship Committee who work towards nominating deserving Cumbria Faculty members through fellowship. Are you a member of five years long standing? Are you interested in being nominated for Fellowship? Do you have a colleague you would like to support through nomination? If your answer is 'yes' to any of these questions and you would like more information please see the Fellowship page to find out more, or you can contact the faculty office for more information
Meet your faculty
Executive Officers
- Dr Venetia Young - Provost
- Dr Dornu Lebari - Chair
- Dr Ebele Dunkwu - Vice Chair
- Dr Hezzy Olateru - Honorary Secretary
- Dr Judith Neaves - Treasurer
RCGP Cumbria Faculty have a number of board members who represent GPs from across Cumbria, as well as sub committees for Fellowship, equality, diversity and inclusion, social and wellbeing, and a representative for each career stage of GP. If you wish to come along to one of our board meetings you are welcome to do so. Simply drop us a line and we will send you the invitation link to join the call.
Contact us
RCGP Cumbria Faculty
The Outset
Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1NN
Email: cumbria@rcgp.org.uk
Office opening hours: 08:00 to 15:00, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Closed Wednesdays.
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