GPST Hospital-Based Teaching in Lancaster
Local teaching takes place on scheduled Wednesday afternoons during term time.
The venue is the Education Centre, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and commences 13:00 – 15:00.
For further details please see 2026/2027 timetable below.
GPST Hospital-Based Teaching Timetable August 2026 – July 2027
Term 1 / Autumn Term
August – December 2027
| Date | Topic | Venue |
| 05.08.2026 | No teaching / Trust Induction / rotation day | |
| 12.08.2026 | HEE online GP induction (AUG 26 starters) 13:30 – 17:00 | HEE online |
| 19.08.2026 | HEE online GP induction (AUG 26 starters) 13:30 – 17:00 | HEE online |
| 26.08.2026 | GPST1 new starters’ induction (AUG 26 starters) 10:00 – 16:00 | RLI Education Centre |
| 02.09.2026 | Start of local teaching / Introduction to year / Consultation & Communication Skills – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 09.09.2026 | AKT Session 1 (AUG 26 starters) – Dr J Ireland | RLI Education Centre |
| 09.09.2026 | Communication & Consultation Skills 2 – information gathering & clinical reasoning (FEB 26 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 16.09.2026 | Veterans’ Health – Dr J Kilner | RLI Education Centre |
| 23.09.2026 | Respiratory in GP – Dr P Haslam | RLI Education Centre |
| 30.09.2026 | Urology and Nephrology in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 07.10.2026 | TBC | RLI Education Centre |
| 14.10.2026 | Study Day 1 / Men’s Health and Chronic Pain | FGH Education Centre |
| 21.10.2026 | Dermatology Introduction – Dr N Howlett | RLI Education Centre |
| 28.10.2026 | No Local Teaching / Half Term | |
| 04.11.2026 | ARCP (for all GPST1s) – Dr S Frost | RLI Education Centre |
| 11.11.2026 | Women’s Health in GP part 1 – Dr C Munro | RLI Education Centre |
| 18.11.2026 | AKT Session 3 (FEB 26 starters) – Dr P Knight | RLI Education Centre |
| 18.11.2026 | Communication & Consultation Skills 1 – clinical reasoning & information sharing (AUG 26 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 25.11.2026 | Clinical Reasoning & Differential Diagnosis – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 02.12.2026 | Safeguarding Adults & Children TBC | RLI Education Centre |
| 09.12.2026 | AKT Session 2 (AUG 26 starters) – Dr P Knight | RLI Education Centre |
| 09.12.2026 | Communication & Consultation Skills 3 – clinical reasoning and information sharing (FEB 26 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 16.12.2026 | Rheumatology in GP – Dr L Gray | RLI Education Centre |
| 23.12.2026 & 30.12.2026 | No local teaching / Christmas Holidays |
Term 2 / Spring Term
January – April 2027
| Date | Topic | Venue |
| 06.01.2027 | Paediatrics in GP Part 1 / Dr E Rajaram & Dr J Ikpakwu | RLI Education Centre |
| 13.01.2027 | Geriatrics in GP – Dr I Chadwick | RLI Education Centre |
| 20.01.2027 | Study Day 2 / iMSK | RLI Education Centre |
| 27.01.2027 | Women’s Health in GP (part 2) – Dr C Munro | RLI Education Centre |
| 03.02.2027 | No local teaching / Trust Induction (FEB 27 starters) | RLI Education Centre |
| 10.02.2027 |
GPST1 Induction (FEB 27 starters) / AKT Session 1 (pm) – Dr J Ireland
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RLI Education Centre |
| 10.02.2027 | Consultation and Communication Skills 2 – information gathering & clinical reasoning (AUG 26 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 17.02.2027 | No local teaching / Half term | |
| 24.02.2027 | Reflective Practice (FEB 27 starters) – Dr A Astle / No local teaching for Aug 26 starters | RLI Education Centre |
| 03.03.2027 | Professionalism in GP – Dr S Baier | RLI Education Centre |
| 10.03.2027 | Pregnancy in GP – Dr J Armer | RLI Education Centre |
| 17.03.2027 | Diagnostic Reasoning Communication and Consultation Skills (part 2) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 24.03.2027 | Study Day 3 / Mental Health | FGH Education Centre |
| 31.03.2027 | No local teaching / Easter Holidays | |
| 07.04.2027 | No local teaching / Easter Holidays | |
Term 3 / Summer Term
April – July 2027
| Date | Topic | Venue |
| 14.04.2027 | Haematology in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 21.04.2027 | Integrative and Complementary Medicine in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 28.04.2027 | Gastroenterology in GP – Dr L Hudson | RLI Education Centre |
| 05.05.2027 | Communication & Consultation Skills 1 – initiation, building rapport & information gathering (FEB 27 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 05.05.2027 | AKT Session 3 / Mock Exam (AUG 26 starters) – Dr P Knight | RLI Education Centre |
| 12.05.2027 | Cardiovascular Health in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 19.05.2027 | Get ARCP Ready and portfolio – Dr P Knight | RLI Education Centre |
| 26.05.2027 | No local teaching / Half term | |
| 02.06.2027 | AKT Session 2 / 100 Questions Session (FEB 27 starters) | RLI Education Centre |
| 02.06.2027 | Consultation & Communication Skills 3 – clinical reasoning and information sharing (AUG 26 starters) – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 09.06.2027 | Paediatrics in GP (part 2) – Dr E Ikpakwu & Dr J Rajaram | RLI Education Centre |
| 16.06.2027 | Metabolic disease in GP – Dr N Hutchings | RLI Education Centre |
| 23.06.2027 | Study Day 4 / Health Inequalities | RLI Education Centre |
| 30.06.2027 | Cancer Including Red Flags in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 07.07.2027 | To Admit or Not Admit – Emergencies in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
| 14.07.2027 | Infectious disease in GP – Dr L Hudson | RLI Education Centre |
| 21.07.2027 | Common Orthopaedic Presentations and Examinations in GP – Mr R Kakkar | RLI Education Centre |
| 28.07.2027 | Neurology in GP – Dr E Thompson | RLI Education Centre |
Course Information
Programme Director: Dr Pru Knight
Administration: RLIGPResidentDoctors@mbht.nhs.uk
For details of the Lancaster scheme please contact Dr Knight via email to RLIGPResidentDoctors@mbht.nhs.uk
Track
The GP Training Scheme in Lancaster and Barrow runs over 3 years.
The tracks are allocated by the Programme Director at each site. Previous experience and personal preferences are taken into account when allocating tracks, however, it is not always possible for everyone to have all their first choice posts.
Lancaster Tracks: There are 12 tracks available in Lancaster which include posts in:
- Paediatrics
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Psychiatry
- Medicine
- Emergency Department
- Palliative Care
Included are ITP (Integrated Training Posts) posts which consist of 3 days in GP and 2 days in a speciality (either Medicine/ Obs & Gynae / Paediatrics / Psychiatry or Palliative Care – Hospice)
The posts are based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, The Orchard and East Barn in Psychiatry and St John’s Hospice. There are some community paediatric placements and other community sites within Psychiatry.