GP Fellowship Monthly Education Programme

The GP fellowship programme is run on the academic calendar, from September to July. These take place on Thursday mornings, from 9.30am-12.30pm (unless otherwise stated), as per the schedule below. Topics and speakers will be added as they are confirmed. All sessions take place online via Zoom unless marked as FtF. (FtF/in-person events will take place at a venue in the Huntingdon area.)

The Fellowship mornings include: Part 1: Education session with expert speakers covering a range of clinical and non-clinical topics; Part 2: case discussions and opportunities for small group work/peer learning.

Attendance:

Online sessions – Fellows & ARRS Programme GPs will receive a calendar invitation containing the booking link approx 4 weeks prior – you are responsible for booking your own place on each session.
Part 1 of each online session, (education speaker 9.30-11am), is also open to non-programme GPs within their first 5 years of practice, they are advertised 4 weeks in advance and bookable via the events Calendar here.

In-person sessions – These are open to GP fellows and ARRS programme GPs only. You will receive calendar invitations to the quarterly face-to-face events via email. Please accept/decline these as soon as you receive them to confirm attendance. (You will not be allocated a place unless you confirm.)

Any variations to the standard format will be noted against individual events.

9.20-9.30am Registration
9.30-10.30am Education: Lecture from expert speaker – tailored specifically to F5 educational needs
10.30-11.00am Education: Q&A/Case-based discussion w expert speaker
11.00-11.15am Coffee/comfort break
11.15am-12.30pm Small group work – scenario discussions, questions and near peer support

 

2025/26 Fellowship Education Schedule

The fellowship education programme is run on the academic calendar, from September to July. Sessions are virtual via zoom unless otherwise noted. Please note those marked * are available to Fellows & ARRS Programme GPs only.

Date Topic Delivery
11/9/25 LMC/BMA and wider system as support for GPs
Speaker: James Booth
*Fellows & ARRS Programme only		 F2F – venue TBC
09/10/25 Early diagnosis & treatment of CKD
Speaker: Toby Humphrey		 Zoom
06/11/25 Child Safeguarding
Speaker: Tamara Keith		 Zoom
04/12/25 Elderly care & frailty/complex elderly patients
Speaker: James Diver
*Fellows & ARRS Programme only		 F2F – venue TBC
08/1/26 Suicide risk management and mitigation
Speaker: Estee Lau		 Zoom
05/2/26 Diabetes
Speaker: Jessica Randall-Carrick		 Zoom
12/3/26 TBC
*Fellows & ARRS Programme only		 F2F – venue TBC
16/4/26 TBC Zoom
14/5/26 TBC Zoom
11/6/26 TBC Zoom
09/7/26 TBC
*Fellows & ARRS Programme only		 F2F – venue TBC

 

Examples of previous sessions in the programme

12/9/24 Strengthsfinder – Hannah Miller *Fellows only Delta by Marriott, Huntingdon
10/10/24 Headaches – Nush Gunwardana Zoom
7/11/24 Homeless & Inclusion – Victoria Taylor Zoom
5/12/24 Leadership – Stefan Scholtes *Fellows only Delta by Marriott, Huntingdon
9/1/25 Waking up to Insomnia – Johnathan Sunkersing Zoom
6/2/25 Women’s Health – Morooj Mohammed Zoom
13/3/25 Supervision – Fay Penart-Buck & Jenny Aston Zoom
3/4/25 Portfolio Working & Life Hacks – various **Fellows & ARRS Programme only Delta by Marriott, Huntingdon
15/5/25 Managing Heart Failure – Kathy Simmonds Zoom
12/6/25 Paediatrics – Fiona Clark Zoom
3/7/25 Annual Fellowship Celebration *Fellows only Brampton Park Golf Club, Huntingdon

Date Topic Delivery
Thurs 14 September (Fellows only) Resilience & Wellbeing: Staying Afloat – Dr Susie Hunt FtF Delta (Marriott) Huntingdon
Thurs 12 October Palliative Care – Prof. Stephen Barclay Zoom
Thurs 09 November Promoting Self Care – Joao Costa Zoom
Thurs 07 December Neurology: Dizziness & Funny Turns – Negin Holland Zoom
Thurs 11 January (Fellows only) Practice Management / Partnership / Leadership – Mark Brookes & Heather Harman FtF
Thurs 08 February Drug and Alcohol Services – Justin Markiewicz Zoom
Thurs 14 March Dermatology – Miguel Arbide Zoom
Thurs 18 April (Fellows only) Working in C&P – The Grand Bus Tour – Laura Naidoo FtF
Thurs 16 May Asthma & COPD (09.30-11.00) – Louise Goswell plus Comms/patient skills (11.15-12.15) – Julia Samuel Zoom
Thurs 13 June Men’s Health – Tom Shackleton Zoom
Thurs 11 July (Fellows only) Annual Fellowship Celebration event FtF

Date Topic Delivery
Thurs 15th September
9.30-12.30
(Fellows only) 		 Shapes in Practice half day: How to embrace your limits, set boundaries and deal with pushback
Rachel Morris, Wild Monday		 Zoom
Thurs 13th October
(Fellows only)		 Rheumatology/MSK
Dr Colin Hitchcock		 FtF
Huntingdon Marriott
Thurs 10th November Domestic Abuse Awareness and the work of IDVAs
Vickie Crompton		 Zoom
Thurs 8th December 9.30-11am: Elderly Care
Dr Jonathan Myers
11.15-11.30: Coaching & Mentoring
Dr Sarah Ray		 Zoom
Thurs 12th January*
(Fellows only)		 Menopause & HRT
Dr Gill Shields		 FtF
Huntingdon Marriott
Thurs 9th February Greener Practice
Dr Rebecca Davis		 Zoom
Thurs 16th March Compassionate Leadership
Dr Mark Brookes		 Zoom
Thurs 20th April*
(Fellows only)		 Supervision in Primary Care
Fay Penart-Buck and Jenny Aston		 FtF
Huntingdon Delta (Marriott)
Thurs 18th May Abnormal Blood Results and Haematological Disorders
Charles Crawley		 Zoom
Thurs 15th June* Mental Health – Overview & Services
Dr Emma Tiffin, Dr Simon Mitchell, Chloe Humphrey  		 Zoom
Thurs 13th July*
9.30am-1pm
(Fellows only)		 Annual Summer Fellowship Event
Keynote speaker: Stefan Scholtes
(see bio below)		 FtF
Old Bridge, Huntingdon

Shapes Toolkit
Dr Rachel Morris

Menopause and HRT: A Whistle-Stop Tour
Dr Hannah Short

Akeso Coaching for GPs
Dr Sarah Rann

Domestic Abuse Awareness and the work of IDVAs
C&P Domestic Violence Advisory Service

Being a Portfolio GP
Dr Morooj Mohammed

Palliative Care ‘Deep Dive’
Dr Stephen Barclay & Carly Love (ARHC)

Promoting Patient Self-care
Joao Costa (Clinical Pharmacist)

Appraisals & Revalidation
Paula Newton

Syncope (+RADAR service)
Dr Jo Hampton

F5 leads ‘Top tips’
Dr Will Bostock & Dr Cynthia Yohanna

Mental Health Consulting: Top Tips
Dr Emma Tiffin & Dr Simon Mitchell, Consultant Psychiatrist, CPFT and Associate Director

Lifestyle Medicine and Using Podcasts with Patients
Dr Will Bostock

Dermatology
Dr Anna Trigell

Perinatal MH
Dr Emma Tiffin

Men’s Health
Dr Tom Shackleton

Paediatric Allergies
Dr Rebecca Tillbott

Long Covid
Dr Rowan Burnstein and Louise Goswell

Managing Medical Uncertainty
Dr Susie Lister

Health inequalities, leadership and practice management
Dr Neil Modha

ENT – Hearing, balance, ear and tinnitus
Dr Neil Donnelly