{"id":4595,"date":"2025-07-25T20:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/bolton\/?page_id=4595"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:09:53","slug":"st3-b-february-2026-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/bolton\/teaching-programmes\/st3-programme\/st3-b-february-2026-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ST3-B February 2026 – July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ST3 teaching is delivered on the “Day Release Course (DRC)” throughout your ST3 year. It is split into two halves, much like ST2, meaning that you can start in September or February and have the same experience. In ST3, we run some sessions twice to account for different stages of training, but most sessions are held together in one group. The Day-Release Course in Bolton runs on Wednesdays<\/strong> between September and July each academic year, with breaks at the traditional longer Christmas & Easter school holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sessions are based around group work, focussing on consultation skills required for both MRCGP examinations and life as a post-CCT GP. We use a variety of teaching styles and promote self-directed learning in preparation for post-qualification. This sounds boring, but we generally have a lot of fun on Wednesdays, giving us the (hopefully affectionate) nickname of “play school” by many local GP trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teaching usually takes place in Seminar Room 1 or 2 at the Royal Bolton Hospital Education Centre<\/a>. Postcode is: BL4 0NB. Parking is available on site, with payment required before exit. There are toilets, a fresh water cooler, vending machines, hot water, NHS WiFi and a library on site. A quiet room can often be arranged and at designated times of the year we arrange space for prayer, although the multi-faith facilities of the main hospital site are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will also have sessions online using Microsoft Teams<\/a>\"Microsoft <\/a>and Zoom<\/a> \"Zoom, and we ask that you download the relevant software in advance to your home devices to facilitate this. An nhs.net email<\/a> address should be assigned to you by your host practice<\/a> (ask for one if not) which will allow full functionality when using Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advance Sign-Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few sessions will require advance sign-up due to either limited capacity, catering or for planning purposes. These will be indicated nearer the time and links activated here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please bring the following to sessions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n