Online Courses

Available on demand now! Our one-day update course to watch online and follow the articles on Red Whale Knowledge (previously GPCPD.com). 6 hours teaching you can get started on straightaway and watch at your own pace. Pause, rewind and watch again for up to 12 months. 

GP Nurse Update NOW is perfect for anyone wanting to get an update straightaway! Watch the course on-demand, anytime you like for up to 12 months. Our 6-hour course is fully chapterised so you can fit around your schedule, and do as little or as much as you like at a time.

GP Nurse Update NOW is packed with engaging content that delivers learning – with varied, dynamic teaching to make the learning stick and help you get it into practice. There are links in the console to all the Red Whale Knowledge articles for further learning.

You’ll earn 6 CPD points for attending and get 12 months access to Red Whale Knowledge (previously GPCPD.com) with 900+ written resources, including our downloadable ready written protocols, or GEMS as we like to call them, access to our online handbook and super fast search function – perfect for answering questions in or out of practice.

What's covered?

Population health and lifestyle

• Health inequalities and the social determinants of health
• Physical activity: reframing the conversation
• Physical activity with long term health conditions
• Nutrition in the primary care consultation

Cardiovascular Health

• Hypertension update 2024
• Lipids and statins: update 2024
• Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
• Stroke and TIA

Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes: the spectrum
• GLP-1 mimetics and tirzepatide

Respiratory Health

• COPD: management
• COPD: acute exacerbation
• Single inhaler therapy (SIT) in asthma
• Asthma: acute exacerbation

Mental Health

• Perinatal mental health

Dermatology

• Spot the rash quiz: measles, pityriasis rosea, varicella and impetigo)
• Rosacea

ENT and Oral Health

• Otitis externa
• Otitis media with effusion

Children and Young People

• Wheeze in preschool children

Contraception and sexual health

• Progestogen-only pill
• Intrauterine systems
• Top tips for coil fits

Menopause and HRT

• Problematic bleeding on HRT: an approach for the generalist

Pregnancy

• Urinary tract infections in pregnancy

Interpreting Blood Results

• PSA testing

Gastroenterology

• Hepatitis C

Emergencies and Injuries

• Head injuries