The true skill and speciality of a General Practitioner is in how we communicate efficiently and empathically with patients to generate diagnoses and patient-centred management plans.
Developing these skills takes practice and experience, but also a good grounding in the theory and established research around “how to consult”. The Consultation Skills Course is designed to help trainees move from hopsital-style clerking to more nuanced and patient-centred style of consultation, to prepare trainees for both their MRCGP examinations, as well as their future careers.
ST2 Consultation Skills Course
The Consultation Skills Course usually takes place during the GP or ‘GP Plus’ post placement and runs along side the ST2 Education sessions at the education centre. The sessions are arranged and delivered by Dr Julian Tomkinson.
If you are an ST2 in a GP or GP+ post, you will be allocated to either the February or August start. The course is repeated each year so that everyone can attend.
Dates for February – July 2025 Cohort
- UPDATE:
25/02/2025This session has been changed due to Seb’s planning error – apologies - 18/02/2025 First session
| 18th Feb | 11th March | 25th March |
| 8th April | 29th April | 13th May |
| 27th May | 10th June | 24th June |
All sessions are held at Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub from 1400-1630. Please bring a pen & paper.
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