Weekly Teaching Sessions

All trainees benefit from mandatory weekly teaching. We guide trainees through a variety of clinical topics from an angle of deprivation, focusing on the whole patient centred approach rather than just the conditions they present on the day.

Every session that we host will be facilitated by a range of expert guest speakers delivering to our trainees the best knowledge, skills and coping strategies for a sustainable career in deprived medicine.

See below for previous examples of what has been taught.

Homeless Families

The mental and physical struggles of homelessness, with particular focus on families in temporary accommodation.

LGBTQ+

Poorer health outcomes experienced by the communities, hormone replacement therapies etc.

Pyschological Medicine

Medically unexplained symptoms, personality disorders, key signs of patient complexities etc.

Polypharmacy

Overprescribing risks, multimorbities & drug interactions.

Veterans

Disparities in veteran health.

Drug Misuse

Holistic medical care and special treatment for patients with drug addictions.

Nutrition

The struggles low incomers face getting sufficient nutrients and the role of food in preventing diseases and malnutrition.

Gypsy & Travellers

The community's unique barriers to accessing healthcare.

At the end of each term, Trainees are also given the opportunity to suggest other topics for the following year that they wish to learn and explore.

Wellbeing Day - Edale, June 2024

This Wellbeing Day workshop was designed to help trainees develop new techniques and build a toolkit to help them look after themselves.

The workshop was led by Andy Freeman, Founder and Director of Space to Breathe CIC.

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop, April 2024

The Theatre of the Oppressed uses the art of theatre to explore scenarios of oppression and how to handle them. This session also explores the idea that often where GPs feel like they cannot act, they actually can.

This workshop was held at North West Theatre Arts Company and led by Dr Austin O'Carroll, GP and Founder of North Dublin City GP Training.

Narrative Therapy Workshop, March 2024

This workshop, led by Clinical Psychologist Jen Davies, focused on Narrative Therapy. It was an introduction to what the approach looks like and engaged GPs in discussions about how they could apply it in their work. The trainees did a practical exercise as well, using various creative materials to create their own Tree of Life.

Wellbeing Day - Kettleshulme Village Hall, June 2023

This wellbeing workshop focused on the benefits of singing and breathwork, helping trainees to find and explore their inner voice and develop skills they can use in their day-to-day practice, to help them destress and take better care of themselves. The event was held at Kettleshulme Village Hall, and led by Carmel Murphy-Elliott, Penny Vincent, and Tony Jones.

Watch the video to get an inside scope of the day!

Wellbeing Day - The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre, December 2022

Thank you to performance poet Harry Baker for joining us for this wellbeing session and sharing some of his inspirational pieces. This poetry workshop is aimed to help trainees develop their creative thought, which is important in many aspects of primary care. The event was held at The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre, and led by Dr Andy Elliott.

Watch the video to see the highlights of the day!

Interview with Dr Clare Reeder (ST3 Trainee), 2021

Watch Clare share her thoughts on how a previous teaching session on homelessness impacted her and her training as a GP.

Wellbeing Day - Hulme Garden Community Centre, September 2021

A massive thank you to Carmel Murphy-Elliott who organised and led a wonderful event for the trainees' wellbeing session. Held at Hulme's Garden Community centre, our trainees were shown the '5 aspects of wellbeing'. A system that provides the tools and strategies to prevent burnout (while also mindfully acknowledging the signs of burnout before it happens).