Mediconf

What Mediconf does

MediConf, operated by LCW Consulting Limited (Company No. 09705397, registered in England and Wales), is a UK primary care education provider founded in 2007 and headquartered in Haywards Heath with a registered office in Croydon. It delivers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training to registered UK healthcare professionals — primarily GPs, practice nurses, and pharmacists — through live Zoom webinars (typically 90 minutes, two-part sessions) supplemented by face-to-face events. Self-accredited courses span cardiology, diabetes, dermatology, ENT, urology, safeguarding, women's health, men's health, and other primary care topics; each session awards 2 CPD hours and delegates download attendance certificates from a Members Area portal for upload to appraisal providers such as RCGP.

The underlying technology stack is deliberately simple: the Zoom Webinar Platform as the delivery layer, an HTML-based website at mediconf.co.uk handling self-service bookings (the only accepted booking channel), automated email reminder cadences (1 week / 24 hours / 1 hour pre-session), and a Members Area for certificate and slide downloads (available for 6–12 months post-course). A wall-of-gate restricts site access to UK-registered HCPs who must provide a valid professional registration number. Two of the firm's named clinical leaders, Professor Ahmet Fuat (Medical Director) and Dr Kevin Fernando, recur as speakers, alongside a wider network of Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and GPs with Special Interests.

Commercially, MediConf runs a two-sided model: the supply side is pharmaceutical-company sponsorship — including named partners such as Exeltis UK Ltd and Galderma — in which sponsored sessions during webinars subsidise or fully fund delegate attendance under ABPI Ethical Guidelines; the demand side is the long tail of UK primary care professionals who attend (100–500 per webinar, Zoom cap 1,000) most often for free, or occasionally pay a subsidised £15–£30 fee (versus an unsubsidised ~£120 benchmark). Cumulative reach is 150,000+ attendees across 1,500+ events over 15+ years, delivered by a team in the 1–10 employee band under founders Janet Poyner (CEO) and John Poyner (Director).

Name

Mediconf

Legal name

LCW Consulting Limited

Website

https://mediconf.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MediConf delivers free or subsidised Continuing Professional Development webinars and face-to-face courses to UK primary care healthcare professionals — primarily GPs, nurses, and pharmacists — funded mainly through ABPI-compliant pharmaceutical sponsorship, having educated over 150,000 delegates across 1,500+ events since 2007.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and CPD Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

Keywords

• Medical education
• CPD training
• Healthcare training
• Primary care education
• Webinar courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Lytham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Sponsorship: Free or heavily subsidised courses funded by pharmaceutical companies through sponsored sessions, polls, or exhibitions. Without sponsorship, course fees would be £120 per delegate. Part Funding provided by pharmaceutical companies including a sponsored session over break time.
2. Fee-Paying Courses: Some courses have nominal fees ranging from FREE to £15. Subsidised fees range from FREE to £30 depending on the course. Heavily subsidised courses with nominal charge of £15.
3. Speaker Fees: MediConf pays speaker fees to healthcare professionals who deliver educational sessions. Speakers include Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and GPSIs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MediConf delivers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for UK primary care healthcare professionals, including General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and Pharmacists. Courses are delivered as live webinars via the Zoom Webinar Platform and as face-to-face events across diverse clinical topics such as cardiology, diabetes, dermatology, ENT, and safeguarding. Sessions award CPD hours and provide downloadable attendance certificates for use in appraisal portfolios.

Product overview

MediConf is a primary care education provider offering a unified platform of medical education products for UK healthcare professionals. The core offering consists of live webinars delivered via Zoom and face-to-face events, providing CPD courses across medical specialties including cardiology, diabetes, dermatology, ENT, urology, and safeguarding. The platform includes a Members Area for accessing course materials, slides, and certificates. Sessions are typically 90 minutes in two-part formats with breaks that may include sponsored symposium presentations from pharmaceutical companies, allowing courses to remain free or heavily subsidised.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Webinars Real-time online educational sessions delivered via Zoom Webinar Platform, typically 90 minutes in duration with two 45-minute sessions separated by a break. Sessions include sponsored symposium presentations and interactive Q&A features for UK-based healthcare professionals.
• Face-to-Face Events In-person clinical training and CPD courses held at venues throughout the UK, offered alongside online webinars as demand requires for primary care healthcare professionals.
• CPD Courses Continuing Professional Development courses for healthcare professionals covering medical topics including cardiology, diabetes, dermatology, ENT, safeguarding, urology, and more. Courses award CPD hours and provide certificates for appraisal portfolios.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000+ healthcare professionals educated over 15 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LCW Consulting LimitedcoreOthersMediConf is operated by LCW Consulting Limited, a medical communications partner providing services to the pharmaceutical industry. LCW delivers clinical education via webinars and events to healthcare professionals. Registered in England and Wales under company number 09705397.
• Exeltis UK LtdcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company that organises and fully funds promotional webinars with MediConf. Exeltis products are mentioned during sponsored sessions. Example: Navigating the Risk of VTE with Hormonal Contraceptives & Menopause and Bone Health webinar (July 2026).
• GaldermaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company that sponsored promotional session within the Primary Care Approaches to Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections event (July 2026). Sponsorship solely for the sponsored session.
• Zoom Webinar PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform used to deliver all online CPD courses and webinars to healthcare professionals. Zoom links sent to delegates before sessions.
• RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners)minorOthersHealthcare professionals can upload MediConf CPD certificates to their RCGP appraisal/CPD provider as evidence of CPD activity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Medscape Education: Global medical education and CME/CPD platform serving physicians and healthcare professionals across specialties. Comparable in CPD/CE course delivery to clinicians, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach than MediConf.
• Doctors.net.uk (M3): UK doctor network owned by M3, combining clinical news, CPD modules and market research access. Overlaps with MediConf on CPD delivery and UK GP audience at much larger scale, but is part of a broader professional network/media portfolio.

Regional players

• Pri-Med: CME/CE provider for primary care clinicians, primarily operating in the US and Canada with live conferences and online education. Comparable professional development and sponsorship model to MediConf, but a different geography.

Others

• MA Healthcare Events: UK medical publisher and conference organiser running CPD-accredited events for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. Adjacent comparable — clinician-focused events in the UK healthcare CPD market that MediConf also competes in for audience attention and sponsorship.

Direct peers

• NB Medical Education: One of the largest UK primary care CPD providers, delivering GP education courses (face-to-face and online) with RCGP accreditation. Closely comparable to MediConf in audience (UK GPs and practice nurses), topic mix, and sponsorship-driven economics.
• GP Update: Specialist UK GP education provider running update courses across clinical specialties — directly comparable to MediConf on audience, course format and topic coverage (cardiology, diabetes, dermatology, etc.).
• Red Whale: UK provider of primary care CPD/GP education courses, workshops and e-learning content. Comparable to MediConf in targeting UK GPs and primary care nurses with paid and sponsored clinical update training.
• BMJ Learning: BMJ's CPD/CME e-learning platform used by UK and international clinicians for accredited continuing professional development. Comparable audience (healthcare professionals seeking CPD) and overlapping product format with MediConf's online courses.
• Pulse (Cogora): Publisher of Pulse magazine and operator of Pulse 365 / Pulse Live CPD conferences and webinars for UK GPs. Comparable to MediConf as a UK primary-care CPD events and media business monetised through sponsorship and delegate revenue.
• e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH): Health Education England's online medical education platform providing CPD-accredited e-learning to UK healthcare professionals. Comparable in audience (UK HCPs) and online course delivery model, though publicly funded rather than sponsor-funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mediconf
• Xx.com/MediConfUK

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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