Hot Topics GP Update Course

'Brilliant! This is the course I have been looking for for 25 years and I’ve found it at last!'

'I have yet to discover any course for GPs that matches this exceptional course in terms of content, presentation and organisation'

'Great ‘Hot Topics’ today! Superb course by GPs for GPs, beautifully presented and meticulously prepared. ‘Hot Topics’ will be a fixture in my calendar every Autumn! I’ve been looking for a course like this for years'

'I have been coming for 5 years – it just keeps getting better and better'

'Brilliant course and it gets better and better. Fabulous speakers, well presented and you clearly know your stuff – brilliant!'

'Stimualting, informative and entertaining!'

'This has been the best course I have been on in 22 years of practice'

'The most enjoyable study day I have been on – I will take back a number of issues to my practice and look to change a number of areas'

'Once again, outstanding'

'Excellent, informative, inspiring'

'I find this course incredibly useful and informative to help keep my knowledge up to date – always relevant to practice and lots of tips and hints for improving practise'

'Very practical course about what GPs actually need to know rather than what specialists think we want to know – I have learnt lots!'

'Absolutely brilliant'

'Brilliant day – all topics covered relevant and useful'

'I went to another course earlier in the year and this course is far superior in terms of the material covered, relevance and the quality of the handout'

'Excellent delivery of GP relevant material, not patronising, concise and many points with useful ideas to tweak my practice!'

'Concise, relevant, great take home points and audit ideas – brilliant presentation'

'Fantastic course – essential for a busy working GP with 3 children and too tired to read the journals every week but needing to keep up to date!'

'I have been many times and it is still the best course I have been on – I hope it continues until I retire!'

'Excellent!'

'Fantastic!'

'Exceptional!'

'Absolutely fab!'

'Marvellous!'

'Fab course, fab handout'

'Thank you so much – a brilliant course which will definitely change my practice'

'Punchy, concise, excellent organisation'

'Very useful for AKT and everyday practice'

'Course content amazing! Well presented and very relevant'

'Your service is beneficial to the whole UK!'

'Best update I have attended. Pithy, relevant, directional'

'Very informative and knowledgeable speakers'

'Excellent relevant content – presented by GPs on the ground who understand the issues of primary care'

'Best update course I have been on'

'Excellent – best course I have attended'

'Thanks for an excellent course and being inspirational clinicians'

'A pleasure to attend – the presenters are a huge inspiration to me'

'Very impressed by the variety and quality of the content'

'Extremely clear and relevant – fun and inspiring too!'

'Fantastic course – I really enjoyed it, learnt a lot and my practice will definitely change as a result'

'I feel re-invigorated and re-enthused'

'Brilliant course and excellent course literature to refer to'

'Excellent – loved the pace of the presentations and how we discussed so many different topics, very incisive!'

'Absolutely brilliant – excellent course and very applicable!'

'Excellent – totally pertinent to GP, fantastic to be so up to date and great that no drug reps!'

'Really excellent, relevant update, lots of points that I will take away and reflect on or change my practice. After a break, this has helped to re-ignite my enthusiasm for General Practice – thanks!'

'Good to guide self-directed learning'

'Should be mandatory for all GPs!'

'Fantastic course – likely to change practice on a day to day basis and highly recommended for all GPs'

'You have helped me to re-focus again!'

'Enjoyed the course immensely and definitely have take away ideas to implement'

'Fabulous! Saved me a lot of time having to update all these issues – well worth travelling 7 hours for!'

'Excellent, relevant, applicable, concise'

'Excellent course - good ideas about what we should be looking at in our own practices – enormous amount of literature reviewed which is difficult to keep on top of when working'

'Excellent – very practical and will definitely change my practice'

'Extremely well organised, enjoyable and practical course – so useful to have a course run by GPs for GPs'

'Wonderful and inspirational'

'Wonderful from start to finish'

'Excellent value for time'

'My best day of education for years! Very relevant to current practice – I have identified learning needs which will help me formulate my appraisal next year'

'Brilliant update, relevant to daily practice – good ideas for useful audit to fulfil patient needs as well as appraisal purposes'

'A very comfortable way to keep in touch with all the new developments out there'

'Lots of great ‘take away’ ideas to change practice'

'My third time – excellent, enjoyable and informative as always'

'Once again an excellent course, I gain more from them each year'

'As usual extremely useful and will stimulate further learning and change practice'

'An exceptional, interesting and informative day with the potential to provide long-term benefits to me as a GP and my patients'

'Excellent targeted delivery, comprehensive resource material, useful for all practising GPs and supporting preparation for the AKT'

'Every minute extremely relevant and interesting – good to feel more positive about GP too!'

'I think this course is brilliant and I always change my practice in some way after coming'

'I’ve really enjoyed the course and y practice will change as a result of the things I have learned today'

'I am so impressed. You really bowled me over'

'Excellent – makes me want to read further'

'Excellent, well run and organized and will certainly alter my daily practice'

'Fantastic informative course, very useful for working towards appraisal and revalidation'

'Excellent – my third time and each time I’ve enjoyed it, learnt a lot and altered my practice as a result'

'Excellent way of staying up to date in busy day to day life'

'Very useful – you have answered a lot of PUNS and DENS that have come up recently'

'One of the key characteristics of a good teacher is that he/she should be able to encourage listeners to learn more about their subjects and rekindle the fire to know more - you have definitely done that. A brilliant course.'

'Fabulous course, well presented great use of humour'

'The most useful learning session since I finished vocational training 8 years ago'

'Very positive useful course – amazing amount of ideas to take away'

'Enthuses me again about General Practice!'

'Enjoyable, informative, motivational'

'The best training/learning session I have ever attended. Not only have I learnt lots of new information I feel more interested in and excited by the job!'

'The most useful course I have attended'

'The best educational day I have ever been to'

'What a fabulous day – you have given me a lot to think about'

'The course never fails to re-ignite my enthusiasm for General Practice – thank you!'

'Your course is a life-saver! Fantastic to have good quality GP-led education. Should be compulsory for revalidation.'

'Superb presentation skills – the time flew!'

'Course was recommended by my appraiser – probably the most useful thing I got from my appraisal!'

'Fantastic as always – an essential, enjoyable annual ritual'

'Well run, light touch interesting and motivating'

'Absolutely brilliant presentation!'

'Excellent and inspiring'

'You keep your listeners interested throughout – the course is enjoyable and at the same time academic – I will come again and again and again!'

'Wonderful, fantastic, inspiring'

'By far the most useful of this type of course'

'Excellent as always – I always go away feeling very positive about my job and better equipped to do a ‘good job’!'

'Undoubtedly, this is what the busy GP needs'

'Inspirational yet again'

'Worth every minute and every cent'

'Excellent course, the best I have been on. Every GP should attend once a year'

'Another brilliant course – I feel much more confident now after maternity leave'

'Can’t believe we managed to cover so much without ever feeling rushed. This will make a very real difference to patients'

'Mid-way through my career, this course has really stimulated and refreshed my view of General Practice – I’m keen to get back to practice and implement the changes to my practice with the confidence that the latest evidence is behind these decisions'

'Thought it was brilliant!'

'Absolutely first class!'

'Best course of the year!'

'Gives me the enthusiasm to go back and look at what I am doing!'

Some feedback from our Spring 2009 course:

‘You’ve got it perfect. Just what a jobbing GP needs – bite sized pieces of relevant, up to date info. Thank you.’

‘excellent content and presentation – brilliantly presented. I learnt masses and have retained it all too!’

‘in 35 years of training days this was the best I have attended!’

‘my third year, this re-energizes my clinical learning, spawns many audits and much more’

‘My knowledge has been re-charged – thank you!’

‘Outstanding!’ ‘wonderful value for money’

‘the best course I have ever attended, 100% relevant to my everyday work’

‘Simply the best!’

‘fantastic course, inspiring!’

‘great course, very very useful and practice-changing stuff’

‘the best course I have ever been on’

‘much more useful than pretending to read/scan the journals every week – this is a fantastic course, thanks!’

‘A fantastic course – I have gone away inspired and more confident’

‘excellent, always the best course by far!’

‘great for a busy GP who wants to read the journals but is just too tired at the end of the day! Relevant, real and I like the jokes and videos’

‘fantastic day out – reinvigorated with loads of ideas for improving what I do in the day job!’

‘I have just completed a 3 years MA in Medical Education and have learnt a lot from you two about how to inspire students to learn. I will certainly follow up everything that was covered as realise how out of date I had become.’

‘excellent, great format – who needs anything else for revalidation!!’

‘as a new GP registrar this course has given me the confidence to deal with the challenges of general practice out in the big bad world’

‘I have never attended a more concise or relevant course’

‘very useful handbook that I refer to all year’

‘great value for money – a superb annual update’

‘best educational event I have been to in the last 5 years – since I last attended! Thoroughly enjoyed it’
‘wonderful course and very inspiring’

‘as always, enjoyable and inspirational’

‘first class resumé of the nitty gritty’

‘highly relevant, highly recommended’

‘well presented, funny, entertaining – thanks for your hard work!’

‘excellent course, brilliantly prepared and delivered’

‘best course ever in 20 years of going to them’

‘excellent, enjoyable, relevant to practice’

‘returned to work after maternity leave feeling very below par, so this has been enormously helpful and inspiring – thanks!’

‘it has energised me! Thank you and see you next year for my fix!’

‘returning after maternity leave next week and this course has made all the difference to my state of mind psychologically in going back’

‘timing impeccable, very well paced, booklet is gold dust’

‘the best course I have attended for years’

‘invaluable, outstanding, thanks so much!’

‘loved it!’

‘it’s brilliant!’

‘excellent, inspiring, love the fact the booklet can be used as an aide-memoir on my desk ’

‘much needed update following maternity leave – digestible, relevant, never patronising’

‘thoroughly enjoyed the day – the content is spot on. The manual will directly improve my patient care and I will disseminate information to my partners’

‘best course I have ever attended, and I’m getting old!’

‘fantastic to cover so much in a single day!’

‘excellent, relevant, stimulating’

‘very professional and slick presentations – content very relevant to my needs’

‘Reinvigorating’

‘fantastic – very talented speakers’

‘I always leave feeling very positive and inspired’

‘excellent, informative course which will inform my future practice’

‘excellent course, well run, informative and entertaining’

‘brilliant – does exactly what it says on the tin! Simple, succinct, straightforward and most importantly understandable.’

‘brilliant again!’

‘re-lit my enthusiasm for general practice’

‘excellent material, answered many of my DENS should be attended by every GP’

‘very good – huge ‘to do’ list generated!’

‘opened up areas I have to do better and will definitely change my practice’

‘provides a much valued service’

‘I always leave having remembered why I love my job’

‘always relevant, informative and captivating’

‘practice-changing presentations’

‘fabulous course, very informative’

‘indispensable, great value for money…take-away points which change the way I practice ’

‘my 5th time, brilliant presentation and so relevant again as always’

‘really useful and enjoyable, plenty of material to take away and use – good points to take back to the practice for education and improving care’

‘excellent, concise, well presented information – entertaining and attention grabbing, thanks for all your hard work’

‘great course – relevant, concise, informative, witty, superb handout – perfect for keeping up to date with the time pressures of work/life balance. Thanks!’

‘really excellent course, has definitely changed my practice’

‘content excellent but principles of learning excellent as well’

‘at end of reg year, feel more confident about practicing now!’

‘as always an excellent course that fills me with a motivation to go back to work and to audit my practice and change it!’

‘you make me feel glad to be a GP!’

‘excellent course, this will change many of the ways I practice and will stimulate change’

‘fantastic course, lots to do, very inspirational!’

‘choice of topics/examples so relevant to my experience as a GP’

‘inspirational and excellent’

‘encouraging, inspiring and helpful’

‘brilliant course! Extremely useful, entertaining, book brilliant for further study’

‘inspiring day’

‘this course is one of the best things that has happened to me in the 9 months after having twins!’

‘great update, very pleasant approach, inspiring!’

Some feedback from our Autumn 2008 course:

 ‘undoubtedly the best run GP course I have been on, the content and booklet are outstanding…I recommend to all my Registrars and Trainer colleagues’

‘fantastic course, right amount of information at the right pace, excellent preparation for the AKT’

‘absolutely superb course! Worth every penny!’

‘many thanks for an enjoyable, entertaining, applicable and relevant day’

‘an excellent format, highly effective and comprehensive package’

‘this course should be compulsory for all GPs!’

‘so well constructed and put together’

‘thoroughly enjoyable and boosted morale’

‘wonderfully entertaining, informative and inspirational’

‘a brilliant, informative day out – well done to the two speakers, they were well informed and humorous, most enjoyable’

‘as helpful and informative as ever, will not leave for work without the handbook!’

‘excellent, an amazing resource for GP registrars’

‘thanks for this fabulous course. It has helped sift through a mountain of information and highlighted the important points. Brilliant!’

‘a really positive learning experience and enthused me about being a GP’

‘as a new GP reg, I feel more equipped and confident for evidence based practice’

‘excellent course, really enjoyed it – fast moving, relevant and confidence building’

‘marvelous’ ‘brilliant’ ‘excellent’ ‘fantastic’

‘my third time and consistently excellent’

‘very relevant to primary care’

‘excellent for n MRCGP’

‘excellent, clear and relevant as always. Totally non-threatening and reassuring.’

‘excellent, verging on the inspirational’

‘ideal way to keep up to date, very relevant, presented in a ‘need to know’ format. Highly recommended. Thank you!’

‘really enjoyed it again and leaving reassured, having learnt a bit and felling stimulated’

‘very well presented, extremely helpful and reassuring’

‘just what the doctor ordered – brilliant’

‘thank you for your hard work – makes me feel that I do a good job and makes me want to be a better GP’

‘I’ve been to the last 6 courses and they’re never repetitive and this year seems likely to change my practice more than ever’

‘enjoyed it very much – it summed up a vast amount of information in a fun way’

‘Many thanks for an excellent course. Concise, relevant and practical.’

‘My third time and it continues to get better’

‘Best course I have attended, invaluable and a great confidence boost’

‘Excellent. A wealth of useful information. Good to receive some inspiration and encouragement’

‘I’ve been coming for 4 years and find your courses informative, balanced, pragmatic, fun and motivating’

‘Thank you for a really helpful day – the best course I have attended. All the information is relevant, succinct and applicable to daily practice’

‘Best GP course I have ever been to (GP for 10 years)’

‘Really inspiring and will keep me going for the next year’

‘Best value course I have ever done.’

‘You have made me feel proud to be a GP. Thank you.’

‘Very relevant to daily practice and answers many questions’

‘How can we persuade all GPs to do your course? It is brilliant and should be part of mandatory revalidation’

‘continue keeping away the drug companies, this is a great course’

‘brilliant, especially for AKT’

‘it’s the first NB course I have attended – despite having heard great things about it, it far exceeded my expectations. I will attend on a regular basis, and recommend it highly to all my appraisees in my capacity as an appraiser. The organization, venue, content, presentation and course materials were first class. The best medical course I have been on.’

‘informative, relevant and great jokes!’

‘I learnt more in a day than I have all year’

‘So many great nuggets of information to take back to my practice. The best course I have been on in years. Thank you.’

‘Superb in every way. Attention to physical comfort, breaks and humour definitely provide the foundation for an intensive course in which it is possible to concentrate’

‘simply great!’

‘I think this is a fantastic course and am very grateful you do all this hard work!’

‘Highly relevant, amusing and enjoyable’

‘My third time and the course remains superb’

‘I think the course is superb. As a GP 12 years into practice with 3 small GPs, this is the perfect way for me to feel more up to date than I would otherwise. Thank you.’

‘very relevant, reassuring and encouraging to a world weary GP’

‘extremely useful to update, motivate and reassure’

‘starting a new job next week after maternity leave. I feel refreshed, reinvigorated and enthusiastic at the prospect. Thank you!’

‘third time, remains relevant, informative, entertaining…inspirational’

‘excellent, very informative, well organized, professional but informal. Worth £195. Thank you.’

‘immeasurably helpful!’

‘excellent material, very motivating’

‘very motivating – good to hear people positive about general practice in these times. I would recommend to all practicing GPs on a regular basis. Very useful for identifying learning needs.’

‘informative, thought provoking and entertaining!’

‘I have attended the last 3 years and has always maintained an excellent standard, highly relevant and directly useful to GP. Fantastic!’

‘Fantastic! Lots of new things to take back to the practice’

‘Pertinent, collated and presented by fellow practitioners. As previously the course guides and I make real changes to my practice as a result. I have a long list of discussion points and audit ideas to discuss with my partner tomorrow.’

‘An excellent day and I feel much more confident at the end of it.’

‘Excellent day, well presented by ‘real’ GPs’

‘Thank you very much. You seem warm, authentic and I found you both encouraging and inspiring!’

‘Refreshing to attend a course for GPs, run and presented by GPs as it makes the material totally relevant to us.’

‘A re-energising experience, I hope will help my confidence in patient care.’

‘excellent course, well organized and sympathetic to our tiredness – great music too!’

‘topics that are relevant and knowledge that can be applied in daily practice’

‘one of the most useful GP course I have been on in over 20 years!’

‘brilliant…thank you for saving me hours of time.’

‘absolutely fantastic day, thank you so much’

‘great, fantastic, brilliant…fantastic course, essential for all GPs’

‘excellent day, my third time and very impressed to have a different range of topics from last year. Your enthusiasm, wide knowledge and good humour are infectious. I’m actually looking forward to returning to work next week!’

‘absolutely fantastic day, brilliant update course…fun, interesting and enlightening’

‘great feel stimulated and re-enthused’

‘relevant, informative, highly amusing, excellent…see you next year’

‘excellent, fantastic update after maternity leave…speakers extremely motivational’

‘excellent after maternity leave and increased my confidence’

‘brilliant, best value course bar none – thanks for the inspiration as well as knowledge’

‘takes the pain out of keeping up to date’

‘lovely to feel enthused again’

‘Brilliant, essential…PCTs should enforce all GPs to attend in rotation. This would be very cost effective for them in many ways.’

‘very inspiring, really feel enthusiastic about clinical practice again. Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic handbook. Keep up the jokes!’

‘excellent yet again!’

‘excellent – the first time in years I haven’t fallen asleep in a course. Excellent use of frequent breaks, humorous and otherwise’

‘a brilliant revision guide for AKT’

‘Thank you so much. I am going away again confident that I am more up to date than before I arrived and with a list of things to do differently and share with my colleagues’

‘excellent as ever – speakers interesting and inspiring’

‘excellent as usual – the perfect antidote to the chaos of daily practice!’

Some comments from delegates attending the Spring 2008 course:

‘superb! Clear, up to date, relevant, interesting and very informative. Great style.’

‘truly amazing course! Imaginative, informative and relevant. Thank you!’

‘absolutely excellent! Invaluable and inspiring’

‘fantastic, relevant and inspiring – thank you!’

‘excellent yet again. Inspirational.’

‘an excellent course, a masterclass in the execution of teaching’

‘This is my third Hot Topics in 4 years - as engaging, pithy, informative, pragmatic and energizing as ever’

‘absolutely fantastic! My third year in a row and it seems to be just getting better!’

‘superb! At last a course relevant to general practice, a real and relevant update’

‘really useful, interesting and presented so well by colleagues who really understand what it is we need to know’

‘fantastic! Topical, punchy, relevant, well presented, paced just right, brilliant handout to refer to – see you next year’

‘brilliant, inspiring and reassuring!’

‘excellent content – the most useful course I have done in years. Many of my assumptions have been disproven and loads of ‘change in practice’ learning points’

‘very motivating’

 ‘bloody brilliant! Practical, inspiring presentation’

‘like coming back to an old friend – interesting, reliable and good fun too. My third time with NB and yet again excellent.’

‘came last year and brilliant day again. Worth driving 350 miles for. It inspired me again to realize why I am a GP.’

‘excellent course and thoroughly enjoyable, very helpful for day to day GP work’

‘very informative and empowering and excellent handout book’

‘thank you so much for your hard work, humour, humanity and humility’

‘fully satisfied by attending this wonderful educational course’

‘excellent, enjoyable, great after maternity, very informative’

‘entertaining and informative’

‘best course/most relevant I’ve been on’

‘excellent summary and identification of hot topics, very relevant to AKT – many thanks!’

‘excellent! Just the ticket for an almost retired, and tired, GP!’

‘all relevant and helpful. Fantastic to have GPs presenting this information concisely for GPs.’

‘having attended a year ago I was pleased the content was new and still very relevant’

‘I think it gets better every year’

‘excellent course – entertaining, informative, stimulating’

‘as usual absolutely brilliant’

‘concise, challenging and has enthused me’

‘best course I’ve ever been on. Really enjoyable and worth giving up my Saturday for’

‘very much appreciate the adult education techniques, music and breaks – enjoyable learning’

‘really well done, fun and stimulating!’

‘learning made very enjoyable, well organized and well presented’

‘wonderful course – has really helped my confidence and answered a few questions posed by patients’

‘absolutely brilliant! Extremely useful, to the point, highly relevant, excellent speakers, great not having drug reps around’

‘outstanding as ever – after 9 months of maternity leave I feel much more confident’

‘enjoyed the course very much! Very relevant and stimulating! Music and comedy breaks were great. Appreciated the positive attitude of speakers towards our profession. Inspiring.’

‘this is the most relevant course I have ever attended. I’ve never heard such enthusiastic chatter at coffee time. Great handout.’

‘a must do course for GPs – the best course I have attended’

‘very professional, essential for CPD’

‘I cannot praise this course highly enough’

‘even better than 2 years ago – keep it up’

‘very relevant and helpful for my practice – keep it up!’

‘’brilliant! Thank you!’

‘very relevant for forthcoming AKT and well presented’

‘useful and inspiring day – I will read the handout and journals with renewed enthusiasm’

‘very enjoyable’

‘very useful – how to be a GP in a day!’

‘excellent day full of clinical gems’

‘once again, a fantastic course’

‘very useful for GPR and very relevant for nMRCGP’

‘extremely relevant content for the AKT’

‘fabulous update after return from maternity leave’

‘you are doing a great service for the busy GP. This is my fourth time on the course and each time I attend I realize how much I learn. The Hot Topics course has made a tremendous difference to the way I practice medicine and each time I go back as a more confident GP.’

‘excellent material, very well presented, hugely relevant to everyday practice, a big confidence boost!’

‘brilliant! Great delivery and handbook, no sponsorship and the jokes and videos are just right’

‘my third Hot Topics and worth every penny!’

‘motivational and very useful’

‘excellent as always’

‘fantastic again’

‘keep going – you are offering a great service!’

‘again I have come away with lots of new information and challenges which will influence my care of patients’

‘brilliant as usual and the booklet will be nailed to my desk’

‘brilliant course’

‘very useful course will help to improve my practice’

‘superb!’  ‘inspiring!’

‘excellent for routine GP work’

‘very relevant to our everyday practice’

‘excellent course, brilliant handout’

‘practical, highly relevant content and seasoned, effortless presentation’

‘excellent again – extremely useful and relevant to every day practice’

‘did everything I asked of it – bought me up to date, learnt lots’

‘I really enjoyed the day and appreciated your general attitude and appreciation of daily life and pleasantly surprised at how possible it was to get through vast quantities of info and take it all in’

‘My 5th time – brilliant and different again’

‘Absolutely superb again!’

‘Fantastic! The book is really easy to read too. Best revision tool I’ve seen for nMRCGP’

‘very well presented, entertaining and useful preparation for AKT’

‘extremely useful and interesting’

‘very useful, well presented and an enjoyable Sunday’

‘excellent well structured ay, will help with day to day practice’

‘excellent last year and even better this year’

‘excellent, very helpful and fun course’

‘the only course I’ll come back to year after year’

‘very well presented, very impressed, very useful, all relevant to daily practice’

‘after a career break this course was perfect!’

‘once again an excellent course and incredibly useful!’

‘very friendly, relaxed, excellent speakers and very relevant to GPs at all levels’

‘again another excellent course – I have attended as a GP reg, a salaried GP and now a partner and it is still brilliant and very useful’

‘great course – well chosen topics, just the right amount of detail, will be back next year’

‘best course I have ever been on. Concise, refreshing, well presented relevant’

‘excellent and very positive! Thank you!’

‘it is as interesting, informative and funny as always, many thanks’

‘excellent in all aspects’

‘really good overview of the recent changes in GP’

‘loved the music and videos, don’t feel tired at all!’

‘well presented, informative, very relevant’

‘excellent – returning after a career break and this is just what I needed. Great content, excellent presentation, never boring’

‘thank you for all your work and effort. Everything relevant. Great presentation skills and humour. Huge amount covered at a nice pace, not rushed.’

‘excellent, both very good speakers, extremely useful and informative. Even better than last year and very useful for AKT’

Congratulations on a well put together and highly informative course – invaluable to me as a returner after maternity leave’

‘fantastic content, delivered in perfectly sized chunks – brilliantly organized and structured. Thanks for renewing my confidence in the future of General Practice!’

‘simply the best!!’

‘presentation and teaching skills excellent’

‘excellent course, excellent teaching skills, will definitely recommend to others’

‘excellent course – learned lots’

‘fantastic, relevant, well presented and funny’

‘fantastic speaker – very interesting and impressive presentation, enjoyable and informative day with inspiring insights and reflections – thank you!’

‘the best educational talk I have ever attended’

Feedback from Autumn 2007 course:

‘inspirational’

‘excellent – I have been to a lot of courses but never felt as enlightened as I do today’

‘every aspect of this course from initial contact with admin staff to presentation on the day has been efficient, professional and appropriate. I cannot think of a better way to stimulate my learning. I will be back.’

‘stimulating, informative and infinitely useful course’

‘this course is the best ever’

‘absolutely fantastic, helpful and inspiring’

‘an excellent course that re-invigorates my interest at being a GP’

‘a course that is run by GPs and 100% relevant to day to day practice’

‘this course has changed my practice more than any other in the last 10 years’

‘great to have a course created by GPs and presented by working GPs. No wonder it is so successful’

‘improved, even better than before’

‘superb – brilliant idea with jokes, music and regular breaks. Truly well thought out and by far the best course I have ever been on’

‘thank you so much for the fantastic course today – absolutely what was needed to help me in my new role as a partner’

‘I have never been on a course that has led to so many practice-changing points’

‘stunning energy and very thought provoking’

‘excellent enjoyable and very informative course. I have had a great day and will come back again!’

‘the best medical education event I have ever attended’

‘this remains the most inspiring and useful course. It has given me a lot of fresh ideas and perspectives on real-life GP problems and some good jokes! Long may this course continue’

‘every bit as good as its reputation’

‘excellently presented – superb!’

‘very good, very professional and perfect amount of breaks and jokes’

‘new knowledge, inspiring, reassurance of our worth as GPs’

‘nice to have GPs presenting and a GP outlook’

‘excellent, excellent’

‘a truly exceptional course that should be compulsory for all GPs. Thank you’

‘informative, interesting and fun throughout’

‘more excellent gems to take back to practice’

‘informative and enjoyable’

‘I feel reassured and inspired’

‘absolutely fantastic course and fabulous resource for the nMRCGP. Thank you’

‘a great confidence booster on returning from maternity leave’

‘fantastic – could have been dry and boring but it wasn’t. Vital for the exam.’

‘great course, well presented, applicable to everyday practice and exams’

‘the best course I have been on for may years- thank you’

‘an enjoyable, intensive, interesting and well-presented day’

‘learnt more in one day than the last 12 months put together. Well presented. Superb and worth all the £195’

‘very inspiring’

‘very positively reinforcing about being a GP’

 ‘brilliant – it looks like you enjoy it’

‘really excellent – so refreshing to attend a course that is evidence-based’

‘I am very glad I spent a fantastic day here – thank you very much’

‘will recommend to all, particularly for the AKT exam’

‘a fantastic course, the most useful I have ever attended’

‘invaluable for a GP with 3 children under 8 and no time for journals!’

‘I am a GP the wrong side of 50 – I have been wishing for this sort of course all my career. Well done.’

‘Best course I have ever been on’

‘Fantastic course! I feel enlightened and much more confident returning after maternity leave’

‘well put together with great use of humour’

‘amazed that this course can be relevant to all GPs, from registrars to ‘seniors’.
‘fabulous course’

 ‘excellent day, I have learned lots’

‘just as helpful and informative second-time around, I will keep on coming back’

‘once again an outstanding course’

‘excellent – very relevant course that will change my practice’

‘best course I have ever been on!’

‘I have been coming for 3 years and it never fails to deliver’

‘excellent – perfect as an annual refresher, highly recommended and should be attended by all’

‘reminded me why I became a GP in the first place – thanks!’

‘at last a course that recognises short attention span, an excellent handbook, doesn’t just read out power-point slides…brilliant overview of the current literature which I am already reasonably familiar with but with some real gems. Good GP lecturers and not pompous consultants.’

‘extremely useful and enjoyable – managed to concentrate well all day due to the quality of the presentation.’

‘4th time on the course, thoroughly relevant and enjoyable’

‘an excellent distillation of complicated ideas in a short-time frame’

‘excellent. Clear concise information and practical advice without unnecessary waffle or confusing statistics’

‘good preparation for the AKT!’

‘as a GP Trainer, impressed by your ability to satisfy the audience need and keep it real. Very well done.’

‘brilliant update and excellent £ value’

‘focused, broad and enjoyable – nice one!’

‘as a busy full-time GP I prefer courses that are relevant to practice and educational – this definitely fits the bill!’

‘I have been to this course a few times and always leave feeling more confident and enthusiastic about my work’

‘After 8 months of maternity leave a great overview, update and confidence booster. I feel more like a GP now and less of a nappy-changer!’

‘Third time. Excellent and well researched as usual. Always have renewed enthusiasm after the day.’

Some feedback from our Spring 2007course

‘Absolutely brilliant course. After 10 years of post-graduate courses this is the best I’ve been on.’

‘This is the third time I have attended and it just gets better.’

‘Absolutely excellent! Incredibly well researched, enthusiastic presentation. You should be proud! See you again.’

‘Probably the best, most useful course I have ever attended.’

‘Optimistic, stimulating and enjoyable.’

‘One of the best educational experiences I have had. Helps me keep up with my bright, talented younger colleagues!’

‘Very impressive…I feel inspired!’

‘Thank you for your laid back attitude and comforting words…not being able to keep up with all the literature makes me feel guilty. Thanks for helping me save time and dedicate it to my family.’

‘wonderful, I am going to come every year, my confidence has improved by 100%’

‘fantastic day…so well presented it went quickly…look forward to attending in the future.’

‘really enjoyable, and I learnt a lot after 10 years in general practice.’

‘attended last year and surprised to see totally updated material. Good work, keep it up!’

‘excellent course – well structured to cover an enormous amount of highly relevant material in a short time.’

‘if I only had to do one course a year, it would be the NB Hot Topics course.’

‘I will continue to return – brilliant!’

‘excellent, returning from maternity leave. Content and presentation exceptional.’

‘excellent update for GPs. Makes recent research accessible and digestible. Lots of ‘take aways’ to change my practice.’

‘thoroughly enjoyable, even more so third time round. Just as relevant to a GP in Ireland as when I worked in the UK. Great to find a course like this, thank you!’

‘fantastic course, thank you very much. Many hours hard work saved.’

‘great value to a busy, working GP’

‘superb, really interesting and useful…well presented.’

‘excellent…I’m amazed at how much you managed to cover’

‘I’m now a GP trainer, but I keep coming back…absolutely excellent and I recommend to all’

‘excellent, inspiring’

‘brilliant! Thank you for a brilliant day!’

‘consistently really good’

‘the best course I have attended in ages’

‘A godsend coming up to MRCGP exams’

‘An extremely time-efficient way to keep up to date. Thank you for doing a lot of the hard graft that I do not have the time or energy to do’

‘fantastic course again! Very well run, excellent teaching material, Simon is very funny and entertaining. Very enjoyable.’

‘very concise and relevant – I’m studying in Ireland for MICGP’

‘inspiring, handouts excellent’

‘superb…I attended last year and was worried there would be a lot of overlap, but it was well worth re-attending’

‘excellent day…speakers are excellent, humorous and interactive’

‘brilliant, really useful’

‘I like the patient-first ethos’

‘I found it interesting, rewarding and inspiring. It encouraged me to aim for high standards in my day to day work’

‘faultless yet again!’

‘excellent, humorous, empowering…thank you very much’

‘excellent course again…third time I’ve attended. Congratulations on developing it as you have.’

‘should be on every doctors PDP’

‘very worthwhile, didn’t get fidgety and time flew!’

‘great day! Will come again and meanwhile throw out all my old, unread journals’

‘stimulating, and I feel excited about going back to GP after 2 years out. Thank you! Despite the low morale all around, I now feel up-beat!’

‘rejuvenating…stimulating…invigorating.’

‘excellent, best course I have been on’

‘terrific...succinct, material highly applicable to every day General Practice – many thanks’

‘how have I survived almost to the end of my career without you? It was such fun.’

‘thank you, a really excellent course…as a GP Tutor I think all GPs should attend…think how many more ‘right’ things would be done and how much money the NHS would save! Keep up the good work.’

‘very useful and excellent presentation techniques’

‘absolutely brilliant course…I’ll be back!’

‘as always, an excellent course and many new insights which will change my practice’

‘one of the best educational days in 19 years as a GP. Delivered by GPs, for GPs. The booklets and matched presentation are exactly what we GPs need. I will tell everybody I know about this course.’

‘just fantastic. I have been 3 times to this course and can’t thank you enough for all your hard work in collating all this evidence’

‘as a full time GP, it’s a fabulous way to keep up to date. I even  travelled from Germany for it!’

‘excellent delivery, inspiring. I wish I’d been taught like this 10 years ago’

‘excellent…I came 2 years ago and all the material has been updated.’

‘brilliant, well worth it’

‘highly informative course, well delivered.’

‘the best 6 hours education I get all year’

‘excellent course, useful for GPs at all levels, thoroughly informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work, I’ll be back’

‘most clinically useful and relevant course I have ever attended, will definitely come again.’

‘so nice to have such enthusiastic and down to earth GPs doing this course!’

‘I went 3 years ago to the course and since then it has improved enormously. Although the first time it was amazing, now I am simply lost for words!’

‘brilliant…wish all teaching was like this’

‘the best course I have been on in years’

‘entertaining and inspiring!’

‘fantastic course…thank you!’

‘fantastic experience’

‘brilliant course, very relevant, engaging  presenters’

‘excellent speakers and content – worth every penny!’

‘superb day, great value’

‘a tour de force, well done!’

‘entertaining and educational’

‘one of the best courses I have been on’

‘’unbelievably good course, I am coming again!’

‘relevant to every day practice’

‘so refreshing to have talks given only be GPs, who only include relevant information’

‘excellent content and brilliant written information to take home’

‘saves a huge amount of time that we don’t have’

‘outstanding’

‘excellent course for MRCGP and everyday work’

‘having just returned from maternity leave, a great update’

‘wonderful presentation, very funny jokes, extremely useful’

‘jokes very useful for learning, great for MRCGP’

‘worth every penny!’