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One day. More possibilities.

GP UNLOCKED

The GP Career, Business
& Wellbeing Summit

◷ Saturday 24 April 2027⌖ Leicester · The Grand Hotel

A one-day conference for GP registrars, early-career and established GPs. Venue and final faculty participation to be confirmed. Explore the workshops, live polls and new career pathways.

Portrait of Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGPPortrait of Professor Nil SanganeePortrait of Professor Rishabh PrasadPortrait of Professor Tariq KapasiPortrait of Professor Fahad Rizvi
Meet the people shaping the next chapter of general practice.
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24 Saturday 24 April 2027
⌖ Leicester · The Grand Hotel
7 Seven workshop pathways
4 Four workshop choices
✧ Career Discovery Hub
8 Eight CPD Points
Why GP UNLOCKED?

GP life is bigger than the consulting room.

What if your next conference helped you understand practice accounts, navigate CQC regulation, build a portfolio career, explore investing, win service contracts and protect your wellbeing — all in one day?

GP Unlocked is built around real-world decisions, open discussion and practical takeaways. Less passive listening. More possibilities.

Portrait of Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP
OPENING KEYNOTE 09:10
The opening address · GP UNLOCKED 2027

The future of general practice isn't written. It's ours to shape.

An opening keynote on leadership, career choices and creating a sustainable future for the profession.

Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP Former RCGP President

Meet your keynote speaker ↗
09:30 · Live audience experience

The GP Career Reality Check.

No rehearsed answers. The audience votes live, the results go onto the screen, and our faculty respond to what GPs in the room actually think.

● LIVE POLLING · YOUR PHONE IS THE REMOTE
  • Which part of your GP career would you change first?
  • Is partnership still the destination — or just one option?
  • What is really stopping you trying something new?
  • At the end of the day, we revisit one key question.
Four workshop rounds · Seven pathways

Real-world skills. Real options.

Choose one workshop from Set One twice and one from Set Two twice, making four different workshop experiences. Each session repeats, so you can explore more than one route in each set.

Set One · Build possibilities.

10:10–11:00 & 13:00–13:50 · choose one each round
ASET ONE

Develop services & win bids

What if your next clinical idea became a commissioned NHS service?

Translate a clinical opportunity into a compelling service proposal covering outcomes, staffing, mobilisation, governance and costs.

Portrait of Professor Rishabh Prasad
Professor Rishabh Prasad
TAKEAWAY · One-page bid canvas and costing checklist
BSET ONE

Unlock portfolio careers

Your GP qualification is a starting point, not a ceiling.

Explore four different career pathways and the practical considerations needed to develop a specialist GP portfolio.

Portrait of Professor Fahad RizviPortrait of Dr Anika GuptaPortrait of Dr Zakkiya MakdaPortrait of Professor Abbas Tejani
Professor Fahad Rizvi · Dr Anika Gupta · Dr Zakkiya Makda · Professor Abbas Tejani
TAKEAWAY · Your 90-day portfolio plan
CSET ONE

CQC & clinical governance

Would your practice stand up to scrutiny tomorrow?

Work through practical governance scenarios covering inspection readiness, complaints, safeguarding, significant events and quality improvement.

Portrait of Professor Tariq KapasiPortrait of Paul Houseman
Professor Tariq Kapasi · Paul Houseman
TAKEAWAY · 30-day governance improvement plan

Set Two · Take control.

11:20–12:10 & 14:00–14:50 · choose one each round
DSET TWO

Understand practice accounts

Know what the numbers mean before they become your responsibility.

Read profit-and-loss accounts, drawings, liabilities and cash position before making GP partnership decisions.

Portrait of Professor Vinay Gupta
Professor Vinay Gupta
TAKEAWAY · Annotated sample accounts and due-diligence questions
ESET TWO

Investing for the future

Your income works hard. Is your money working for you?

Understand investment goals, risk, time horizons, diversification and costs through illustrative scenarios relevant to GPs.

Portrait of Muhammad Baqir Al-Obaidi
Muhammad Baqir Al-Obaidi
TAKEAWAY · Investment decisions and fees checklist
FSET TWO

Wellbeing that lasts

Who looks after the person doing all the looking after?

Make practical changes around workload, boundaries, recovery and building a sustainable working week.

Portrait of Dr Zakkiya Makda
Dr Zakkiya Makda
TAKEAWAY · Personal wellbeing action plan
GSET TWO

Partner, salaried, locum or private?

Choose a career model — before it chooses you.

An interactive comparison of autonomy, lifestyle, pension, costs, risk and real earnings, led by a GP partner with contrasting perspectives to be confirmed.

Portrait of Dr Shabbir Tejani
Dr Shabbir Tejani · additional perspectives TBC
TAKEAWAY · Your personal career-model comparison
Workshop logistics: Set Two is currently planned with four concurrent rooms; the fourth room and capacity remain subject to venue confirmation. Additional contributors to the career-model breakout have not yet been announced.
Saturday 24 April 2027 · Leicester

The day, unlocked.

A morning that challenges assumptions, workshops that offer practical answers and an afternoon exploring AI, commissioned care and your next career move. Timings are provisional.

Arrival, coffee & Career Discovery Hub

Explore pathways and meet colleagues before the opening.

ARRIVAL

Welcome to GP UNLOCKED

Professor Abbas Tejani introduces the day.

Portrait of Professor Abbas Tejani
WELCOME

Opening keynote · A future worth building

Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP · Leadership and possibilities in general practice.

Portrait of Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP
KEYNOTE

The GP Career Reality Check · LIVE POLL

Audience QR voting, instant results and a frank conversation about the careers we want.

INTERACTIVE

Workshop round 1 · Set One

A Service bidding · B Portfolio careers · C CQC & governance.

Portrait of Professor Rishabh PrasadPortrait of Professor Fahad RizviPortrait of Dr Anika GuptaPortrait of Dr Zakkiya MakdaPortrait of Professor Tariq Kapasi
WORKSHOPS

Coffee & Career Discovery Hub

Explore qualifications, career pathways and mentor conversations.

BREAK

Workshop round 2 · Set Two

D Practice accounts · E Investing · F Wellbeing · G Partner / salaried / locum / private.

Portrait of Professor Vinay GuptaPortrait of Muhammad Baqir Al-ObaidiPortrait of Dr Zakkiya MakdaPortrait of Dr Shabbir Tejani
WORKSHOPS

Lunch, mentoring & the Career Discovery Hub

Lunch and refreshments included. Meet pathway providers and fellow delegates.

LUNCH

Workshop round 3

A Service bidding · B Portfolio careers · C CQC & governance.

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WORKSHOPS

Room change

Move to your final workshop.

CHANGEOVER

Workshop round 4

D Practice accounts · E Investing · F Wellbeing · G Career models.

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WORKSHOPS

Return to the main hall

Short break before the headline conversations.

CHANGEOVER

AI & digital health in general practice

Dr Gurnak Dosanjh · The practical opportunities, limitations and clinical safety of AI.

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SPOTLIGHT

From idea to innovation to commissioned service

Professors Rishabh Prasad and Nil Sanganee in conversation.

Portrait of Professor Rishabh PrasadPortrait of Professor Nil Sanganee
FIRESIDE

Faculty conversation · Ask what matters

Live questions with available speakers across careers, governance, innovation and wellbeing.

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PANEL

Your Next Chapter · Commitment & close

Revisit the opening poll, choose one concrete next step and close the day.

Portrait of Professor Abbas Tejani
CLOSING

Workshop room rotation · at a glance

Two repeated workshop sets. Four rounds. Your choice of four different sessions.

WORKSHOP SET ONE

Build possibilities.

ROUND 1 · 10:10–11:00ROUND 3 · 13:00–13:50
ROOM 1 · A
Develop services & win bidsProfessor Rishabh Prasad

What if your next clinical idea became a commissioned NHS service?

ROOM 2 · B
Unlock portfolio careersProfessor Fahad Rizvi · Dr Anika Gupta · Dr Zakkiya Makda · Professor Abbas Tejani

Your GP qualification is a starting point, not a ceiling.

ROOM 3 · C
CQC & clinical governanceProfessor Tariq Kapasi · Paul Houseman

Would your practice stand up to scrutiny tomorrow?

WORKSHOP SET TWO

Take control.

ROUND 2 · 11:20–12:10ROUND 4 · 14:00–14:50
ROOM 1 · D
Understand practice accountsProfessor Vinay Gupta

Know what the numbers mean before they become your responsibility.

ROOM 2 · E
Investing for the futureMuhammad Baqir Al-Obaidi

Your income works hard. Is your money working for you?

ROOM 3 · F
Wellbeing that lastsDr Zakkiya Makda

Who looks after the person doing all the looking after?

ROOM 4 · G
Partner, salaried, locum or private?Dr Shabbir Tejani + TBC

Choose a career model — before it chooses you.

Delegates can attend two workshops from each set. The four-room plan for Set Two is provisional; final room allocations and capacity will be confirmed with the venue.

15:00 · AI & DIGITAL HEALTH

Beyond the hype. What will AI actually change for GPs?

Join Dr Gurnak Dosanjh for 35 minutes on practical AI, safer digital workflows, clinical judgement and patient-centred innovation.

Portrait of Dr Gurnak Dosanjh Dr Gurnak Dosanjh
15:35 · THE COMMISSIONING FIRESIDE

From idea to innovation to commissioned service.

What separates a clever clinical idea from a service that the NHS is willing and able to commission?

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Professors Rishabh Prasad & Nil Sanganee
Introducing the Career Discovery Hub · In development

Don't just hear about opportunities. Meet the people who open doors.

We're curating a practical space where GPs can explore qualifications, unusual career pathways and real next steps. Not another row of leaflets: conversations with people who know how the routes work.

01

Career Discovery Hub

Meet providers and professional bodies who can explain qualifications, eligibility, costs and next steps.

02

Five-minute Career Surgeries

Proposed short, prebookable conversations with clinicians who have already built unusual careers.

03

The GP Career Passport

Capture ideas, relevant contacts and create a realistic 90-day action plan, not a stack of leaflets.

04

Opportunity Board

Explore potential roles, fellowships, training and supervision routes that could become your next move.

PATHWAYS WE'RE INVITING ORGANISATIONS TO EXPLORE
Women's health · DRCOG & DCSRHOccupational medicineGPwER dermatologyForensic & legal medicineMedical educationResearch & fellowshipsClinical entrepreneurshipFinance & pensions

The Career Discovery Hub, mentoring conversations and participating organisations are being developed. Named partner attendance and mentoring slots will only be advertised once confirmed.

Beyond the Surgery · Career inspiration

A medical degree can take you further than you think.

Some of the most interesting GP-adjacent careers were barely mentioned at medical school. These are possible pathways we're exploring for our Career Discovery Hub — not confirmed talks or exhibitors.

Medical examiner & tribunal roles

From independent scrutiny of deaths to medical contributions in judicial decision-making.

Aviation & space medicine

From aeromedical examinations to specialist training in aerospace medicine.

Motorsport & racecourse medicine

Medical cover, emergency care and occupational environments far beyond the GP surgery.

Expedition & maritime medicine

A GP career on board ships, in remote environments or supporting adventurous expeditions.

Forensic and legal medicine

Police custody, medicolegal work and expert evidence — specialist training and governance apply.

Clinical AI safety & digital health

Use clinical judgement to make new technology safer for patients and clinicians.

Speakers & faculty

People who've done the work.

From national primary-care leadership to practice accounts, innovation, commissioning and wellbeing. Select a speaker to explore their background. The opening keynote speaker is also included below.

Portrait of Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP
OPENING KEYNOTE · 09:10

Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP

GP leader · Former RCGP President

Read short biography

Sir Mayur is a practising Leicestershire GP, former Chair and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and former Chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. His work brings national leadership experience to the future of primary care.

Speaker profile ↗
Portrait of Professor Nil SanganeeFireside conversation

Professor Nil Sanganee

Chief Medical Officer · LLR and Northamptonshire ICBs

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A GP and medical educator, Professor Sanganee has led clinical strategy and commissioning across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with responsibility spanning primary, community and hospital care. He has held a chief medical officer role across the clustered ICBs.

Speaker profile ↗
Portrait of Professor Rishabh PrasadService development · Fireside

Professor Rishabh Prasad

Chair, Willow’s Group · GP · Healthcare strategy

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Professor Rishabh Prasad chairs Willow’s Group. His leadership spans healthcare governance, clinical operations and growing services within regulated NHS and private-care settings. At GP Unlocked he will explore the practical journey from identifying a need to designing, costing and winning a commissioned service.

Willow’s Group profile ↗
Portrait of Professor Tariq KapasiCQC and governance

Professor Tariq Kapasi

Partner, Willow’s Group · GP · Clinical governance

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Professor Tariq Kapasi is a partner at Willow’s Group, bringing expertise in clinical governance, healthcare transformation and quality improvement. He is also listed as a registered manager for Willows Medical Centre. His workshop looks beyond inspection checklists to what effective governance means in day-to-day practice.

Willow’s Group profile ↗
Portrait of Professor Fahad RizviPortfolio careers

Professor Fahad Rizvi

GPwER · Enhanced community surgery

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Professor Rizvi is an experienced community minor surgeon and medical educator, teaching practical surgical skills and the governance required to deliver them safely within primary care.

Speaker profile ↗
Portrait of Dr Gurnak DosanjhAI and digital health

Dr Gurnak Dosanjh

GP · Deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer, LLR ICB

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An NHS GP and digital health leader with an interest in safe innovation and reducing health inequalities. His work connects technology, practical clinical workflows and patient-centred service transformation.

Speaker profile ↗
Portrait of Dr Shabbir TejaniCareer-model breakout

Dr Shabbir Tejani

GP Partner

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Dr Tejani leads the partner, salaried, locum or private breakout, bringing a working GP partner’s perspective on the practical decisions, financial considerations and responsibilities of partnership.

Portrait of Professor Abbas TejaniConference host · Portfolio careers

Professor Abbas Tejani

GP Partner · Occupational Physician · Academic

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Honorary Professor of Primary Care and Medical Education, GP Partner and founder of Cornerstone Medical Education. His clinical portfolio spans community surgery, occupational medicine and teaching.

Speaker profile ↗
Portrait of Professor Vinay GuptaPractice accounts

Professor Vinay Gupta

Partner, Willow’s Group · GP · Practice finance

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Professor Vinay Gupta is a partner at Willow’s Group, whose work includes operational improvement and sustainable healthcare growth. His workshop translates profit-and-loss figures, drawings and liabilities into the questions every aspiring GP partner should ask before committing.

Willow’s Group profile ↗
Portrait of Paul HousemanCQC and governance

Paul Houseman

CQC Inspector

Read short biography

Paul brings an inspector’s perspective to the realities of CQC expectations and governance in primary care.

Portrait of Dr Anika GuptaPortfolio careers

Dr Anika Gupta

GPwER · Dermatology

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Dr Gupta explores the training, clinical scope and practical considerations involved in developing an extended role in dermatology.

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Muhammad Baqir Al-Obaidi

Investment Manager, Legal & General · CFA

Read short biography

Muhammad Baqir Al-Obaidi is an investment professional at Legal & General and a CFA charterholder. At GP Unlocked he will explore the investment fundamentals that matter to busy clinicians: risk, diversification, time horizons, costs and long-term thinking.

LinkedIn profile ↗
Portrait of Dr Zakkiya MakdaPortfolio careers · Wellbeing

Dr Zakkiya Makda

GP · Medical aesthetics · Wellbeing coach

Read short biography

A GP whose work spans medical aesthetics, coaching and sustainable careers. She explores the opportunity to diversify clinically while protecting wellbeing.

Faculty and programme details may change. Further guests for the portfolio showcase and career-model breakout are being explored, but are not announced here.

GP UNLOCKED 2027 · EARLY-BIRD TICKETS

Your next chapter starts here.

One day to question assumptions, discover new opportunities and unlock what’s next for your GP career. Secure the introductory rate while early-bird places are available.

✓ Lunch included
✓ Tea, coffee and refreshments
✓ Full programme and workshops
Early-bird pricing won't last.Limited reduced-price places · Your countdown to the offer deadline
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General Practitioner

£119£169

Introductory early-bird price · normal £169

  • Full-day GP Unlocked admission
  • Keynote, talks, panels and workshop access
  • Lunch and refreshments included
  • Career Discovery Hub access (subject to programme)
BOOK YOUR PLACE

GP Unlocked - General Practitioner (Early-bird offer)

What if the most career-changing thing you learn this year isn't clinical?

Not just another conference itinerary. Five conversations worth being in the room for.

01 / OPENING KEYNOTE

A keynote that sets the agenda.

Professor Sir Mayur Lakhani CBE FRCGP opens the conversation.

02 / WORKSHOPS

Less theory. More opportunity.

Seven pathways. Real decisions. Practical takeaways.

03 / DIGITAL HEALTH

The future isn't waiting for us.

Dr Gurnak Dosanjh explores AI and digital health in general practice.

04 / COMMISSIONING

From bright idea to NHS contract.

Professors Rishabh Prasad and Nil Sanganee on innovation becoming commissioned care.

05 / FACULTY Q&A

Your questions. Their experience.

An open conversation with the faculty about the realities of GP life.

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Partner with GP Unlocked 2027

Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for organisations supporting general practice. We also welcome educational partners to the new Career Discovery Hub.

Enquire about sponsorship ↗