In the midst of overstretched systems and rising pressures, how can GPs reconnect with what matters most? This interactive session offers a restorative space to ‘draw breath’ and explore how creative practices — from simple reflective exercises to arts-based approaches — can nurture human flourishing in everyday general practice and medical education.

Led by the RCGP Creative Health Special Interest Group, we’ll share stories, try out practical tools, and open space for imagination, connection, and care.

Together, we’ll consider how these small, creative acts not only support personal and professional wellbeing but can also seed wider cultural and systemic change — cultivating more humane, sustainable ways of working in general practice.

Creative health for clinicians, students and patients and the movement from demand for resilience towards flourishing and flourishing spaces.

Leave with one creative idea to test in your own setting, and consider joining the Creative Health SIG to co-create a more human, hopeful future for general practice.

This is as relevant for frontline clinicians as clinical educators, first 5, medical students with secondary impact on our connection with patients.

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A session where attendees can learn more about the launch of the RCGP's Fairer Practice toolkit. Health inequalities are one of the current RCGP priorities, and this toolkit has been developed internally after extensive engagement work, and is designed to support GPs and practices to address health inequalities.

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The Deep End Cymru Network came into being on a wet miserable Autumn Day in 2022, an initial meeting of those interested in deprivation medicine, those working hard in their communities and those wanting to redress the vast inequality in the health care system in Wales saw the inception of our grass roots movement.

Deep End Cymru has found the most joyful camaraderie, with many of our GP's and their teams going above and beyond for their communities. This session will give a taste of the huge variety range of “practical ways” that GP teams can do their part in addressing health inequalities, facilitate discussion and reflection from attendees. And celebrate successes!

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Since Victoria Gillick brought her case in 1985, the question of confidentiality, capacity in the under 16's has become increasingly complex. Online access has brought a host of new difficulties- proxy access and the ability of young people to even make appointments being two of the most pressing. With the help of our relaunched and updated confidentiality toolkit we hope to help busy GPs navigate these issues

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As a special interest group for point-of-care ultrasound, we are passionate about teaching others how to diagnose simple problems with handheld ultrasound. This session will give a chance for anyone to get a probe in the hands, point it at a patient and have go at some simple scanning techniques, To whet their appetite, and have their eyes opened to some of the possibilities of using this amazing diagnostic tool in primary care.

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Later career and retired GPs share diverse career stories and introduce RCGP support package

• Retirement planning- how to keep your GP identity
• GP Families - cross generational support
• Performers List flexibilities - who knew?
• Ageism how are we affected?
• We will use creative methods including zines and singing

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An explainer for trainers, GP residents and GP registrars on how best to use the GP Curriculum in teaching and learning.

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This lively, interactive quiz is designed to engage RCGP Annual Conference attendees in a fun yet educational format focused on women’s health. Organised by the RCGP Women’s Health Special Interest Group (SIG), the quiz will cover a range of topics including menstrual health, contraception, menopause, reproductive health inequalities, and current clinical guidance. Attendees will compete in teams, with a prize for the winning group, encouraging networking and knowledge sharing.

 Beyond the fun, the quiz is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the Women’s Health SIG, highlight current e-learning resources, and promote upcoming women’s health events and initiatives. Whether you’re a GP trainee, experienced GP, or allied health professional, this is a fantastic way to test your knowledge, learn something new, and connect with others passionate about improving women’s health.

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Understanding of occupational health is vital to the daily life of a GP, as a clinician, employee and employer. Work is good for health and prolonged absence from work can cause a decline in mental and physical health. Work is an important social determinant of health which is easy to overlook when we think about health inequalities, one of the colleges key priority areas. Let’s learn a little more about the impact of work on health and health on work.

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Despite many challenges, delivering lifestyle interventions is a crucial and necessary part of primary care. This session will highlight practical strategies to integrate lifestyle medicine into daily practice and consultations, emphasising how it can be a powerful tool to reduce health inequalities, and how it can help GPs connect with physical activity communities in primary care and the beyond.

Attendees will hear real-world examples from practices successfully engaging patients in physical activity and lifestyle initiatives, addressing barriers and fostering equity. By showcasing diverse success stories, and discussing how approaches mitigate against unfair variation in health experiences, this session will inspire GPs to champion movement and lifestyle as a cornerstone of preventive care and social justice.

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An estimated 340,000 people are thought to have a gambling disorder in the UK, with another two million experiencing harm from gambling and at risk of developing a gambling disorder.

Currently, healthcare professionals have limited knowledge and awareness in this area. Gambling disorder has primarily been considered a male-dominated area. However, more recently, there has been an increase in the numbers of women gambling. This session will explore how GPs can identify patients in a consultation, the female patient perspective, stigma and practical actions for general practice.

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The Daffodil Standards support primary care to identify inequalities in the care delivered and outcomes for patients at or approaching end of life. The Standards support the use of evidence based quality improvement tools for continuous quality improvement in this clinically important area. The Daffodil standards (The Daffodil Standards (rcgp.org.uk)) can be used by any member of the primary care team to improve an area of care or support important to them. The annual Daffodil standards awards showcase outstanding examples of where they have been used and embedded to improve care which will be shared in this session.

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Through case studies we will demonstrate how implementing the veteran friendly accreditation scheme is a rewarding activity for the whole practice team with the learning and support being shared across the wider practice team, both clinical and non-clinical staff with e.g. social prescribing link workers ideally placed to play a key role in delivering this scheme.

We'll share information about the key, third sector organisations e.g. charities that provide support to veterans and their families.

Nominated 'clinical leads' do not need to be veterans - in fact most are not - demonstrating that you don’t need military experience to make a life-changing difference for this vulnerable patient group.

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