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We’re delighted to welcome you to the newly redesigned West Mid GP Training Scheme website.

The aim of the new site is simple: to make it much easier to find the information you need, when you need it. Whether you’re checking the teaching timetable, looking for guidance and resources, catching up on what’s happening across the scheme or accessing the protected Trainee and Educator member areas, everything should now be much quicker and easier to navigate.

You’ll still find many of the useful resources that have always been part of the West Mid website, but they’ve been reorganised, updated and brought together in a much clearer way. We’ve also added some new tools and guidance along the way, including improved teaching information, trainee resources, ePortfolio guidance, clinical resources, wellbeing support and a new Community area celebrating life across West Mid.

The website has been designed around the way trainees and trainers actually use it — often arriving with a particular question or task and wanting to find the answer quickly. Our hope is that it becomes your go-to place throughout training for teaching information, useful guidance, resources and everything West Mid.

Have a look around, explore the new sections, and we hope you find the new site useful.

Attention GP Trainees Starting or Continuing in GP Placements in August 2026!

This post is for all trainees starting a GP placement in August 2026, as well as those already in a GP placement who have not yet registered to book out-of-hours shifts with Practice Plus Group (PPG).

The GP VTS August 2026 induction presentation is attached below. You will need to be registered with PPG to book telephone, base, and home-visit shifts. It is recommended that you participate in one shift per month during your placement to meet the competencies for Urgent and Unscheduled Care, which is part of the RCGP curriculum. This time can be claimed back as Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) from your home GP practice.

The induction video is 1.5 hours long and must be watched in full, as it provides important information about registering with PPG and the supervision practices in place.

To ensure there are no delays in receiving your login details, please complete and submit the forms as soon as you have watched the video and no later than 30th September 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted and you will have to make your own arrangement to fulfil the UUSC requirements. Forms should be sent to LondonRotaTeam@practiceplusgroup.com

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) now offers free Affiliate Membership for GP trainees in England. This provides access to a wide range of educational resources to support you throughout training. Affiliate Membership does not include indemnity for claims or medico-legal advice. It is purely educational and does not affect your standard deanery-arranged indemnity.

As part of this offer, trainees receive unlimited free access to the Red Whale GP Trainee Essentials platform. This includes articles, handbooks, video bytes, podcasts, courses, and Red Whale’s GEMS (Guidelines & Evidence Made Simple) – making it a valuable tool for AKT exam preparation and ongoing learning.

The video below provides more information on this offer. To sign up, visit the MDU website: Affiliate Membership from The MDU

Disclaimer: This offer from the MDU is not formally endorsed by the GP School or West Middlesex GP Training Scheme. It is shared as an independent learning resource that may be of interest to trainees.

The North West London Faculty of the RCGP offers “Learn and Connect” events for local GPs and GP Registrars, providing networking, education, and support for all the NWL Boroughs. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

What it is:
The North West London Faculty is a group of RCGP members who organise events for local GPs to network, learn, and support each other.

What they cover:
The faculty’s area includes the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster. Being a member of the West Middlesex GP Training Scheme entitles you to access these events.

What they offer:
They provide local networking, education, and support for RCGP members and their peers. They are committed to improving patient care, clinical standards, and GP professional development. The Learn and Connect events are FREE to RCGP members.

How to find events:
You can find their events on the RCGP website by searching for “Learn and Connect” and filtering by region. Save the link as a bookmark and check back regularly for newly added events.

Calling all West Middlesex GP Registrars!

SWL Training Hub kindly invites you to their first-ever ‘Life After VTS’ Conference – a free event designed to help you navigate the transition from training to the next stage of your career. With expert advice, practical insights, and plenty of opportunities to explore your options, this is your chance to prepare for life beyond VTS with confidence.

Two dates are available—simply scan the QR codes (see attached flyer) to register. We look forward to seeing you there!

Unrealistic workloads, unrelenting workplace pressures, inadequate access to timely support and problematic workplace cultures are significant contributing factors for burnout nevertheless healthcare practitioners are often left to feel that it is a personal failure or lacking that results in their symptoms of burnout. Many don’t recognise the features at all until it has significant impact on their health, relationships, sense of self and livelihood.

In this series of short 3-hour workshops we hope to create an informal and confidential space for participants to pause and think about features of burnout and how they may address them.

Overview

These workshops will introduce you to the beginnings of a CBT informed approach to spotting and addressing burnout. We will invite you to consider what is within your control to change or influence. This will include thinking about some deeply held beliefs (such as Imposter Phenomenon), expectations or perfectionist tendencies, anxieties about risk and negative cognitive distortions impacting your approach to work and wider boundaries.

Both evening and Saturday workshop options are being offered for flexibility.

Interested?

Please see the attached flyer for further information and booking details.