The Morecambe Bay GP Training Programme came about by the union of the Lancaster & Barrow courses in September 1999

The philosophy of the course is to build on the experience and skills of the doctors in the group and to develop them for use in General Practice. Small group learning is used whenever possible, using local resources from primary care when appropriate. We usually achieve a degree of flexibility that allows a broad range of topics to be covered. The structure of the course is based on feedback from past registrars and is designed to ease the passage through the nMRCGP exam whilst preparing registrars for today's general practice.

The programme is spread over 3 years. For the first and second the teaching sessions are held locally at Furness General Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The third year teaching will be mainly at Westmorland General Hospital Education Centre.

We hold 4 statutory workshops over the 3 years covering Critical Appraisal, Ethics, Palliative Care and Ophthalmology/ENT. We are also developing  virtual practice modules (in the 3rd year) to develop skills and knowledge in General Practice Management.