In-House Courses

Our flagship course. We bring you the very latest on the most important and relevant areas for primary care. The content varies but we’ll always cover the big topics: cardiovascular disease, respiratory medicine, neurology, diabetes, women's health, renal disease, gastroenterology, child & adolescent health, health in older people, cancer care, mental health, MSK and lots more. 

• Adaptable for GPs, GP trainees, Nurses, Pharmacists or Multidisciplinary audiences
• RCGP accredited
• Covers the latest and most relevant changes in primary care
• Education which can help lead to better patient outcomes
• Brings your team together to boost confidence, motivation

Urgent and On-The-Day Primary Care offers more than 6 hours teaching on key topics for primary care. his course is like a fast-paced, informative duty session with friends for the whole primary care team.

We cover 38 topics including:

• My child is ill: An approach to fever in kids
• My child has a cough: Bronchiolitis, croup and viral wheeze
• I’m more breathless: Acute asthma, COPD exacerbation and VTE
• My ear hurts: Otitis media and externa, Sudden hearing loss
• My throat hurts: Sore throat, Quinsy and Scarlet Fever
• I’ve got back pain: The 3Ns – spotting the nasty!
• It hurts to walk: Limp in children, Gout
• I’ve got belly ache: Ectopic pregnancy, Acute scrotal pain
• It hurts to pee: All things UTI!
• It’s my eyes: Conjunctivitis, Glaucoma and Giant cell arteritis
• Spot the rash: four rounds of our interactive dermatology quiz featuring 9 different acute dermatology presentations!

And to round it all off, an Anaphylaxis and BLS update!

The hot topics, contract changes and challenges of providing great cancer care. We cover: early diagnosis & avoiding pitfalls; safety-netting & discussing urgent referrals; vague symptoms & rapid diagnostic centres; FIT testing; spotting cancer in blood tests; increasing screening uptake & health inequalities; cancer genetics & familial breast cancer; personalised cancer care plans; and new cancer treatments.

• Aims to increase early cancer diagnosis rates, improve the consistency of cancer care and provide better patient outcomes
• Suitable for single or multidisciplinary primary care teams
• Provides a better understanding of current screening programmes
• Looks at ways to focus energies to improve screening rates and what stratified cancer follow up will look like in the near future

This course covers almost 50% of the cancer related National Service Specifications which are coming for 2020 and will help prepare you for the 2020/21 personalised care and anticipatory care service specifications.  

Get confident with gynaecological consultations! We cover: a contraception update; bacterial vaginosis & trichomonas, PID & acute pelvic pain; period problems in adolescents; bleeding on contraception & HRT; bleeding & endometrial cancer; investigating amenorrhea; PCOS; dyspareunia, miscarriage & infertility; menopause & breast cancer; and pelvic floor dysfunction.

• Suitable for a multidisciplinary audience
• Boots confidence with gynaecological consultations
• Covers topics including perimenopausal contraception, fertility and preconceptual care, ovarian cysts, benign breast disease, vulval problems, low libido and plenty more
• Fulfils the CPD criteria for DFSRH/DFFP LoC IUD/SDI

This course offers a new set of tools for patients with long term MSK conditions and chronic pain. We cover: the science behind chronic pain and building understanding with patients; assessing pain using biopsychosocial tools; promoting self-care, health behaviour change & patient activation; opiates & gabapentinoids and deprescribing; the MSK big three: back pain, osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis.

• Suitable for all primary care clinicians who see patients with MSK problems
• Tackles the main musculoskeletal issues, which takes up 30% of repeat consultations in primary care
• Covers the evidence-base and guidelines for osteoarthritis, spondyloarthritis, polymyalgia, fibromyalgia (and much more)
• Looks at some ‘minute microskills’ like pacing/grading, acceptance and mindfulness
• Considers common painful muscle and tendon complaints and what we can do when there simply is no diagnosis

Successful leadership and management skills are more vital than ever in primary care. This course focuses on: helping you navigate through change; how to get the best out of your team and identify when they need support; tackling difficult conversations; and strategies for delegating & influencing without authority. The course is set in the context of the real-life challenges in primary care and is designed for the whole team.

Not only have we trawled through lots of relevant management, leadership and development literature, but we have also distilled its content through the lens of real GPs, enabling you to apply it to the reality of your practice. Delivered in a lecture based format, with plenty of time for interaction and humour to keep you focused and awake.

• Suitable for multidisciplinary audiences
• Covers relevant management, leadership and development literature through the lens of real GPs
• Boosts confidence to build successful and resilient practitioners
• Improves personal impact, performance and leadership skills  

Learn tools and skills to use within a 10-minute consultation window. We cover: navigating diagnostic options; therapies and drug dilemmas: talking therapies, drug-based treatments & self-care; creating new patient narratives; depression & anxiety; ‘microskills’ like behavioural activation, problem solving & self-compassion; risk assessment; mental health ‘emergencies’; well-being of health professionals. 

• 40% of appointments involve mental health issues (2018 MIND survey of 1000 GPs)

• Teaches how to adopt a structured approach to mental health appointments in everyday practice
• Provides a range of tools and skills that can be used in a 10-minute consultation window

A comprehensive, holistic and evidence informed approach to supporting women through the menopause. We cover: shared decision making for managing menopausal symptoms; a pragmatic guide to prescribing HRT; alternatives to HRT; genitourinary symptoms & sexual problems including the role of testosterone; menopause in women with a history of breast cancer, premature ovarian insufficiency & endometriosis.

This half-day course is a comprehensive, relevant and pragmatic update on contraception and female sexual health issues in primary care. We will cover: emergency contraception and quick-starting; what’s new in the world of contraception; medical problems, drugs and contraceptive choices; vaginal discharge and infections; ‘bad sex’: dyspareunia and psychosexual issues. 

The essential skills that will make a difference to the care of people with Type 2 diabetes and boost our confidence in supporting them, updated to reflect the changes in NICE guidance from 2022. We cover everything from assessing and managing risk, to diagnosis, management, spotting emergencies and choosing drugs. Plus, how to offer high impact lifestyle advice and encourage self-management in a way that actually makes a difference!

In this half-day course on ‘Older people and frailty’, we will explore key concepts and skills which are crucial in supporting our older patients - both at home and in nursing home settings. We cover: what is normal ageing?; frailty, multimorbidity & polypharmacy; how to do a really good medication review; delirium, depression & dementia; common primary care problems: falls, recurrent infections and requests for antibiotics.

Key topics on child and adolescent mental health in primary care. We cover: assessing mental health concerns; assessing and supporting young people with self-harm; how to talk about and assess suicide risk; managing depression & anxiety in young people; spotting and referring eating disorders; the impact of neurodiversity and adverse childhood experiences on mental health; key microskills to support young people while they wait to be seen.

A comprehensive and evidence informed approach to dealing with men's health issues in primary care. Everything from cancer to erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular and much more! We cover: prostate and testicular Cancer; BPH/LUTS; erectile dysfunction; testosterone deficiency; premature ejaculation; cardiovascular health; mental health: finding the missing men.

12 months unlimited access to ALL Red Whale online learning – full and half day online courses, on a range of primary care topics, to watch live or on demand. Includes access to 900+ online articles on Red Whale Knowledge for further learning and to help you answer questions in consultations.

Get a whole year’s unlimited access to everything we do online! You choose what suits your learning style, your schedule and your mood. We give you unlimited access to all Red Whale online live hosted and on demand courses - over 50 hours of filmed content – PLUS our library of 900+ written articles. With Red Whale Unlimited, you can watch any (or all!) of our live-hosted online full or half-day courses on a range of primary care topics, and enjoy the added option of watching on demand. Our courses and content are updated all year round and you’ll have immediate access to any new courses we introduce during your 12 month subscription.

As well as courses to watch online, we’ll provide your new go-to resource to answer questions in consultations - Red Whale Knowledge. Red Whale Knowledge is the home of 900+ continually updated written articles, plus ideas for QI & audit and tools to track your CPD. All the resources you need for learning online with us are included in your Red Whale Unlimited package. But if you’re a ‘scribble-notes-on-the-paper-book’ kind of learner, you can upgrade to include a printed handbook, with a special discount code we’ll send you, and buy one for £40 (normal price of £70).

Do you want to know how to support your patient, population or even your own health using evidence-based lifestyle medicine? Then this comprehensive course is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills required!

Join the Red Whale team, led by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, the RCGP Lifestyle and Physical activity champion as we look to blend the latest medical insights with practical lifestyle strategies, ensuring a holistic approach to health.

Who is the course for?
Anyone working to support patients and populations with making health behaviour change is welcome on this course – specifically:

• Completing the material in this course meets the RCGP defined requirements to practice as a GP with extended role in lifestyle medicine (GPwER Lifestyle medicine) – more details on ongoing CPD to maintain this role can be found here.
• GP Nurses, ANPs, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Social Prescribers, Dieticians and Health Coaches.

What will we cover?
In this full day live hosted digital course and its associated on demand and written resources we will cover:

• Why is lifestyle medicine needed? 
• The scale of the problem  
• What is a modern developed lifestyle?  
• Why lifestyle medicine  
• The social determinants of health  

What do we need to know and do?
We will cover the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine:

1. Nutrition
2. Physical activity
3. Sleep
4. Minimizing harmful substances
5. Mental wellbeing and stress
6. Healthy relationships.

How can we put this into practice?
We’ll look at some practical solutions to get what you have learned into action. Putting lifestyle medicine into practice:

• as an individual
• as a practice
• at network/cluster level

National initiatives (e.g. Active practice and Parkrun practice)
Group consultations
Health coaching and behaviour change
Starting a walk, jog or swim at your practice, network or cluster.

Join us and like minded peers on this exciting new course and leave with invaluable tools to implement positive changes in your life and work. Elevate your understanding of wellness and learn how to encourage your patients to embrace a lifestyle that promotes longevity, vitality, and resilience. Help them (and yourself!) to not only exist, but thrive!

Online learning meets interactivity with Study Day Live from Red Whale! Study Day Live delivers online training to a group of clinicians who although not physically in the same room, are all watching at the same time, with the opportunity to connect with a presenter in real time to ask questions and discuss things at regular opportunities throughout the day.

It brings together the best of Red Whale’s existing video content with a live subject specialist host in our very own TV studio. The host does some teaching themselves, links the recorded content, answers delegate questions and interviews the guests.

Much like the rest of our offering, Study Day Live provides high quality and engaging education, interaction, flexibility and helpful resources that last beyond the course.

Let us come to you! Join our presenting team in a venue of your choice, for up to six hours of energetic, interactive and engaging teaching. A Red Whale face to face course provides the perfect opportunity to bring your team together to build relationships, share experiences, discuss the hurdles they face, and find solutions together.

Tailor the content of your course to address the needs of your locality and provide your colleagues with tools to tackle them. All delegates will receive 12m access to Red Whale Knowledge, with the option to receive a printed course handbook too. Face to face courses can accommodate up to 75 delegates. 

12 months unlimited access to ALL Red Whale online learning – full and half day online courses, on a range of primary care topics, to watch live or on demand. Includes access to Red Whale Knowledge (previously GPCPD.com) - our library of 900+ online written resources - for further learning and to help you answer questions in consultations. We give you unlimited access to all Red Whale online live hosted and on demand courses - over 50 hours of filmed content.

Get a whole year’s unlimited access to everything we do online! You choose what suits your learning style, your schedule and your mood. With Red Whale Unlimited, you can watch any (or all!) of our live-hosted online full or half-day courses on a range of primary care topics, and enjoy the added option of watching on demand. Our courses and content are updated all year round and you’ll have immediate access to any new courses we introduce during your 12 month subscription.

As well as courses to watch online, we’ll provide your new go-to resource to answer questions in consultations - Red Whale Knowledge (preciously GPCPD.com). GPCPD is the home of 900+ continually updated written articles, plus ideas for QI & audit and tools to track your CPD. All the resources you need for learning online with us are included in your Red Whale Unlimited package. But if you’re a ‘scribble-notes-on-the-paper-book’ kind of learner, you can upgrade to include a printed handbook, with a special discount code we’ll send you, and buy one for £40 (normal price of £70).

Webinars tailored to your specific needs from our award winning studio! We deliver the learning outcomes you want your audience to take away and provide the learning in a variety of different formats.

Chat show style

• One or two Red Whale presenters have an informal interview with a specialist (i.e. secondary care consultant, an expert of your organisation or other eminent figure in the field)
• We have successfully delivered this type of webinars for high profile customers such as Macmillan and Versus Arthritis. Watch them free of charge by visiting our free webinars page

Big Ask

• Clinicians are asked to send in their questions on any topic
• A panel of Red Whale presenters spends an hour answering these questions
• We have delivered this type of webinar for CCGs following a traditional face to face course or series of webinars

Talking heads

• A Red Whale presenter with a special interest in the topic spends 45-60 minutes covering the most practice changing evidence-based updates on the subject
• We have been running this type of programme successfully with customers which include The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE)

We have a growing catalogue of online courses to provide learning to remote audiences, smaller teams or teams who can’t all take the day off at the same time. These can be accessed for 12 months from initial purchase and can can be watched over and over again! The high-quality resources included with the video content make it an ideal option for self-study, during in-practice meetings or protected learning time.

Choose from our full range on online courses:

• The GP Update Course
• The GP Nurse Update Course
• The Clinical Pharmacist Update Course
• GP Cancer Course
• Women's Health Course
• Mental Health Course
• MSK & Chronic Pain Course
• Lead. Manage. Thrive!
• Urgent and On-The-Day Primary Care 
• Menopause
• Contraception & Sexual Health
• Older People & Frailty
• Type 2 Diabetes Demystified
• Men's Health
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Many commissioners are looking for in-consultation support for their clinicians and our online written resources provide a great tool to make their lives easier. Red Whale Knowledge is our library of 900+ online written resources, continually updated and covering around 96% of the RCGP clinical curriculum for primary care.

Red Whale Knowledge gives clinicians:

• Access to ALL online resources from all Red Whale course topics.
• The perfect in-practice tool with super-fast search function for quick and reliable answers in consultations.
• Easy ways to find your way around our resources: filter by type and topic; bookmarking; ‘pick up where you left off’ and browse by course handbook.
• Ready-made protocols (we call them GEMS) to standardise practice within surgeries and PCNs.

Still as popular as ever, they are the go-to reference sources in consultation for many more classically trained audiences.