ST2 & ST3 RLI & FGH GP Training
From August 2025 all ST2 and ST3 teaching will take place a full day on Wednesdays during term time at Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal.
Please see below for current teaching timetable to see which days are ST2 or ST3 teaching as well as study days when all years are expected.
Course Information
Primary Care Medical Educators: Dr Gavin Torr, Dr Emma Jones, Dr Daniel Hughes, Dr Muhammad Akhtar
Administration: gp.trainees@mbht.nhs.uk
Teaching is delivered on Wednesday’s from 09:30 – 16:30 at WGH, Education Centre.
Please see timetable below for dates.
GPST 2 & 3 2026 / 2027 timetable
**GPST 2 & 3 Timetable from August 2026 – July 2027**
Term 1
Autumn Term August – December 2026
| Date | Venue / Group | AM Topic | PM Topic | ST3 Out of Sync Trainees |
| 02.09.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 1 | Preconsultation world and consultation models | |
| 09.09.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 1 | Challenging Patients | SCA Practice Cases |
| 16.09.2026 PLT PM |
WGH ST2 | 3CA Practice Cases – AM only | PLT Afternoon – no teaching | |
| 23.09.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 2 | Triadic Consultations | TBC |
| 30.09.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 2 | Information Gathering | |
| 07.10.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 3 | Motivational Consultations | TBC |
| 14.10.2026 | Study Day – FGH | Study Day 1 Mens Health |
Study Day 1 Mens Health |
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| 21.10.2026 | WGH ST3 | Respiratory medicine | What is a DES? | |
| 28.10.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Half Term | Half Term | Half Term |
| 04.11.2026 | WGH 09:00 – 12:00 | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting |
| 11.11.2026 | WGH ST2 | Lifestyle Medicine – AM only | PLT | |
| 18.11.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 3 – View From an SCA Examiner | SCA Cases | TBC |
| 25.11.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 3 | Remote Consultations | |
| 02.12.2026 | WGH ST3 | Dermatology | Managing Uncertainty | |
| 09.12.2026 | WGH ST3 | MOCK SCA | MOCK SCA | (August starters only) |
| 16.12.2026 | WGH ST2 and ST3 | Christmas Quiz | ||
| 23.12.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Christmas Break | Christmas Break | Christmas Break |
| 30.12.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Christmas Break | Christmas Break | Christmas Break |
Term 2
Winter Term January – April 2027
| Date | Venue /Group | AM Topic | PM Topic | ST3 Out of Sync Trainees |
| 06.01.2026 | WGH ST3 | Ophthalmology – Dr Ross Kelly | Equality and Diversity | |
| 13.01.2026 | WGH ST2 & ST3 | Dementia | Enuresis and Incontinence | |
| 20.01.2026 | STUDY DAY 2 | Study Day 2 MSK |
Study Day 2 MSK |
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| 27.01.2026 | WGH ST3 | Practice Management – LMC and the Federation | Sexual Health | |
| 03.02.2026 | WGH ST2 | Medication Reviews | Neurodiversity | |
| 11.02.2026 | WGH 09:00 – 12:00 | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting | ? 3CA in Afternoon – ST2 trainees | |
| 17.02.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Half Term | Half Term | Half Term |
| 24.02.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 1 | Challenging Patients | SCA Practice Cases |
| 03.03.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 2 | Triadic Consultations | |
| 10.03.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 1 | Preconsultation world and consultation models | |
| 17.03.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Advanced Communication Skills 3 | Motivational Consultations | |
| 24.03.2026 | Study Day – 3 | Study Day 2 Mental Health |
Study Day 2 Mental Health |
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31.03.2026 Trainers Conference |
**NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Easter Break | Easter Break | Easter Break |
| 07.04.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Easter Break | Easter Break | Easter Break |
Term 3
Spring Term April – July 2026
| Date | Venue/Group | AM Topic | PM Topic | ST3 Feb starters 2025 |
| 14.04.2026 | WGH ST3 | Safeguarding Day | Safeguarding Day | Safeguarding Day |
| 21.04.2026 | WGH 09:00 – 12:00 | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting | **No Local GPST Teaching** Trainers Meeting |
| 28.04.2026 | WGH ST3 | View From an SCA Examiner Dr Abby Astle |
SCA Cases | ST3 Group led SCA practice |
| 05.05.2026 | WGH ST3 | Dr Howard Moore Difficult Conversations | HRT | |
| 12.5.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 2 | Sharing Management | |
| 19.05.2026 | WGH ST3 | Teaching to Teach | GMC / Performers List | |
| 26.05.2026 | **NO LOCAL GPST TEACHING** | Half Term | Half Term | Half Term |
| 02.06.2026 | WGH ST3 | Tax – Dodd’s Accountant | ENT | |
| 09.06.2026 | WGH ST2 | Introduction to Consultations 3 | Remote Consultations | |
| 16.06.2026 | WGH ST3 | Leadership Day – Rob Pugh | Leadership Day – Rob Pugh | |
| 23.06.2026 | Study Day – 4 | Study Day 4 Health Inequalities |
Study Day 4 Health Inequalities |
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| 30.06.2026 | WGH ST3 | MOCK SCA | MOCK SCA | |
| 07.07.2026 | WGH ST2 | Compassionate Leadership | FIT notes and forms | |
| 14.07.2026 | WGH ST3 | ST3 Review | GP Appraisal and revalidation | |
| 21.07.2026 | WGH ST2 | ST3 Induction | Preparing for ST3 |
ST2 and ST3 – Day Release Teaching
In ST2 and ST3 we join the Barrow and Lancaster groups and meet in Kendal for a full days teaching on Wednesday.
The year begins with an day induction program at the start of the year. This gives you the chance to plan and prepare the busy year ahead of you.
We then meet in Kendal at the education centre at Westmorland General Hospital. We take advantage of the full day’s teaching to provide a varied and interactive program over the year.
Teaching focus is initially on consultation skills and develops to cover a wide range of topics to prepare you for your career as a GP. We run sessions with SCA examiners in the run up to the exam as well as a SCA Practice Exam. The course timetable will give a flavour of the broad range of clinical and non-clinical topics delivered shaped by trainee feedback. We aim to cover the mandatory requirements for revalidation such as child and adult safeguarding and Basic Life Support as well as to give you some insight into practice management and leadership. We run a leadership skills day in Coniston each year which is consistently highly rated. We leave some space for flexibility to address areas of particular interest to an ST2/3 group.
Please look at the above timetable to be aware of when it is ST2 or ST3 teaching. When teaching is not scheduled for your year group you will be expected to do some educational work within your practice – we would recommend that you use the time to do some video surgeries to work on your consultation skills. Please plan this with your trainer
We run various study days where all 3 years (ST1/ST2/ST3) attend covering Statistics, Palliative Care, MSK and Ethics, as well as sessions on Women’s and Men’s health, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Mental Health and Dermatology. These study days vary from year to year on a 2 year rolling program. The program is shaped and changed annually based on trainee feedback.
J.Atkin Recently Completed ST-2 “Having recently completed ST-2, I’ve found the quality of information and tutoring to be of the highest standard”. E.Turner – “A great course for those wanting new direction”. Having served in the NHS as a nurse for the past eight years, I decided to further my medical career. Having moved to Morecambe I can say there are plenty of opportunities for learning, skill development and career progression”.