What brings you in today? The art of consulting for returning PGDiTs (RTT16MAR27)

Dr Liz Moulton MBE is a GP trainer with a lifelong interest in teaching consultation skills. She is the author of several core text books on the consultation including ‘The Naked Consultation’, ‘The Complete MRCGP Casebook’ and ‘What do I say next?’. She is a SPECS tutor for Yorkshire and the Humber Deanery, working with GP registrars who are struggling to pass the SCA exam and also regularly teaches a small group with similar needs at the HOY half day release programme. She also runs nationally recognised courses for GP registrars preparing for their exams. As well as teaching consultation skills and writing books, Liz is also a GP appraiser.

Dr Ngozi Anumba is an experienced GP educator. She is a GP Partner, Trainer and TPD in the GP School. She is also the GP school supported return to training champion. She is passionate about providing bespoke support which aims to equip GP registrars to make a successful return to training following periods of absence.

Booking courses

Please ensure that you check your availability before booking a place and add the booking to your diary / calendar. Please ensure that you also book the relevant study leave in advance with your employer.

Please refrain from booking multiple instances of the same course or course type to ensure that places are available to your colleagues. If a course is full, please add yourself to the waiting list and you will receive a notification if a place becomes available.

Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

Participants must make every effort to attend courses they have booked. If your availability changes after booking, please cancel your place through Maxcourse as soon as possible. This will release the place for colleagues on the waiting list.

If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies.

This course is restricted to trainee doctors and dentists who are taking time out of training or who have returned to training within the last 3 months. IMG trainee doctors may also attend within their first 6 months of working within the NHS. (IMG = International Medical Graduate.) Please only book if you meet these criteria.

Mandatory: Doctor, or Public Health Professional

Improved confidence in consultation skills for doctors returning to training.

A combination of small group discussion and role play opportunities will be used to ensure that doctors develop:

1) Increased confidence in their consultation skills when returning to practice.

2) Skills in managing uncertainty within the consultation.

3) Time management skills within the consultation.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

1) Confidently conduct a consultation in the primary care setting.

2) Manage uncertainty within the consultation.

3) Manage time within the consultation.