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. Each session will last 2 hours providing an overview of key knowledge and skills required to undertake out of hours work. Delegates must sign up to the four sessions separately (Tuesday 3 June 2025, Tuesday 17 June 2025, Tuesday 1 July 2025 and Tuesday 8 July 2025) to complete the course, however each part can be undertaken as a stand alone session. This course is very interactive and delegates are encouraged to keep their cameras on and ask questions throughout.
This course will explore some of the differences between out of hours work and daytime general practice, including remote assessment, decision-making, lack of continuity of care and limited access to the electronic medical record.
In part 1, we will focus on:
- emergency work
- safeguarding
- complaints and personal safety
Learning Objectives:
- review the latest emergency guidelines and how they apply to the out of hours setting
- understand how emergencies might present, and early recognition and management
- raise awareness of adult and child safeguarding policies
- understand how safeguarding issues present in the out of hours setting
- how to make a safeguarding referral
- understanding out of hours risks and examples of complaints
- techniques to mitigate risk
- how to optimise your personal safety and safety of your colleagues
- infection control and safety guidelines
Pricing:
GP Registrars: £45.00
RCGP Members: £60.00
Non Members: £90.00
The registration links for part 2, 3 and 4 are listed below:
Effective out of hours training | part 2: COVID-19, Ethics, Organisational Aspects
Tuesday 17 July 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Effective out of hours training | part 3: laboratory results, palliative care and telephone triage
Tuesday 1 July 2025
18:00 – 20:00
Effective out of hours training | part 4 sepsis, mental health and challenging situations
Tuesday 8 July 2025
18:00 – 20:00