FAQs

Will the course suit experienced GPs?
As an experienced GP it can sometimes be even harder to stay up to date whilst juggling all the other demands on your time. This one day course will keep you abreast of all the latest evidence and guidelines. Everything we cover on the day (and much more) is fully referenced in the Handbook which makes a great desktop textbook.

I'm sitting the nMRCGP, should I come?
Yes! We will cover large parts of the nMRCGP curriculum during the course in a digestible format (unlike the curriculum itself which is likely to give you severe indigestion and a panic attack!). Past delegates have fed back to us that the course is really useful for preparation for the MRCGP exams

Will the course help with the AKT exam?
Many of the topics covered are just the sort of things that will come up in the AKT exam, so the course is perfect preparation.

Specific feedback from ST1, 2 and 3s who have attended the course included:

ST1

• 'Brilliant, I was wondering how to start learning about things that I'll need for primary care but that I've not come across in hospital.'
• 'Shone light where everything had been dark and confusing before.'

ST2

• 'Excellent preparation for AKT and ST3 programme.'
• 'New things mentioned I've never even heard of, thank goodness you'll be there next year before my exams.'

ST3

• 'As a GP Registrar, information covered very broad & excellent for the year.'
• 'Handbook really impressive and useable.'
• 'Very well organised, motivating and inspiring.'
• 'Really useful for preparation for the MRCGP exams.'
• 'Superb - wish I'd done it before AKT.'

I've just been on maternity leave and think my brain has gone to jelly - should I come on the course?
Yes! It's hard to stay up to date at the best of times, even more so when you have to manage the needs of a growing family as well. This one day course will give you confidence in your own skills and abilities and the fully referenced Handbookwill be invaluable in the consulting room. We know you may not have had the most restful of nights since you gave birth but the lively and entertaining nature of the presentation will keep you awake despite this!

Specific feedback from maternity leave returners who have attended the courseincluded:

• 'As a locum GP, returning to work after maternity leave, info extremely helpful in improving my confidence in everyday practice.'
• 'Pitched at exactly the right level, very helpful.'
• 'Excellent, returning to work after maternity leave, will sleep with handbook under pillow!'
• 'Just returned from mat leave, so just what I needed.'
• 'A very good update and refreshment of information after returning from maternity leave. A lot of information covered in a day.'
• 'Felt out of date after maternity leave - a lot to catch up on. Thanks.'
• 'Really enjoyable and highly relevant to day to day practice. I have 2 small children andhadn't done a refresher course for a few years - really useful for me.'

I've just had a career break and I'm returning to general practice- should I come on the course?
Whether you have been off work due to illness, practicing in Outer Mongolia or just returned from a sunny sabbatical in Sydney, we will bring you up to speed with current practice and help to ease you back into general practice.