What have attendees said about PITstop courses?

“ Healthcare professional education in primary care represents an essential component of an effective service for people with diabetes. Outcomes can be significantly improved with a high quality training programme. PITstop has been developed to the highest professional standards with the needs of the end user very much at its core. The content has received academic accreditation and widespread endorsement while the materials are very well laid out. It has been used to great effect in a number of localities where I have chaired the stakeholder network. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to commissioners and providers ”

“ I have just completed the PITstop course after the prePITstop course and has been very insightful, I am more already more confident managing my diabetic patients after completing the prePITstop course. Now being able to update patients medications and making changes to give good control of diabetes both courses have been very helpful. I have already recommended the PrePITstop course to my practice nurse and wanted to encourage her to become more confident about treatments and medications. She will be there this year. ”

“ I would totally recommend the PITstop dieabetes course for any colleague who is interested in diabetes and has a passion to learn to be able to inform their patients and to change their ways of life and completely change their diabetes. ”

“ The PITstop course is so marvelous I would recommend it to anybody to anybody that shows any interest in diabetes. ”

“ I can safely say it is the best course that I have ever been on and miles ahead of the previous MERIT course.
 I had previously wanted to start patients on insulin but did not feel very confident, however, having been on the Pitstop course, and
along with my fantastic mentor Dudu, I feel much more knowledgeable and empowered to manage our diabetes patients who need
 insulin, Glp1s as well as stepping them up and down appropriately.
 I have initiated quite a few patients on insulin and Glp1s within the practice since November. 
The resources, handbooks and website for the Pitstop along with Annes' passion, shows the amount of time, effort and dedication
that she has put into the Pitstop course. The biggest plus is that she is aware of primary care and is a clinician who has a working
 knowledge of life in General Practice.
 Thank you once again for all the education and opportunities to upskill the workforce as I do feel this is key! ”

“ Very good one day course. I would recommend to any clinician who is interested in knowing more about
 diabetes management. ”

“ When the PITstop course came up, I thought it would be a great chance to update my skills. The course was so much more than that! All my feedback is very positive. I really appreciated the chance to stop and reflect upon my own practice and to make improvements. The course materials are excellent and very thorough. The course content was a great mix of learning styles- group work, hands on sessions, quizzes, as well as traditional "chalk and talk". It was fascinating listening to where colleagues were in the journey of insulin/GLP-1 starts and I found the chance to share best practice very helpful ”

“ ​I really enjoyed the course. The nurses and GP's who attended PITstop have found the style of the training and the content invaluable, myself included. I know the nurses find the resources and the manual excellent to use in practice and the care planning element running through is great for reinforcing the model we are promoting locally. ”

“ As someone who has been involved in Diabetes Care for years, having been a Practice Nurses and briefly a DSN it has always been an area of interest. As a Primary Care Workforce Tutor now I maintain a clinical session within Diabetes so as not to lose the skill. I was particularly interested in completing the PITstop course as a Refresh/Update and also to ensure my patients benefitted from Right Skills, Right Place, Right Time. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the course and found it stimulating and rewarding and feel that every Nurse/GP in Primary Care should complete (although I recognise not practical or appropriate in some areas). So wanted to say 'great' ”

“ PITstop training was well organised with excellent teaching and provided useful resources to use in the workplace. The course has been a motivator to improve our service with up to date evidence based principles of diabetes care for women preconception and during pregnancy. It has provided a clear structure for the education of women relating to medicines management. The course provided exactly what was required for our personal professional development needs but also will benefit the MDT. ”

“ Over the past six years the bulk of my diabetes training has been courtesy of Anne, starting with the Bexley Foundation course then continued training and support on insulin management with PITstop. As a result, not only am I the Diabetes Lead within my own practice but have also become the Clinical Lead for Diabetes for Bexley CCG, involved in commissioning services. The annual updates she provides Bexley are extremely comprehensive and speaking as a trainer myself she is clearly an excellent educator. ”

“ As a Practice Nurse of 13 years experience I found the PITstop course to be; research based, up to date, extremely applicable to practice and enjoyable. The use of case studies throughout the programme helped to consolidate learning and the accompanying resources for both reference and patient use, are easy to use and of excellent quality. I believe that the logical, stepped approach to insulin initiation that PITstop teaches, helps to improve patient care, increases practitioner confidence and enables better management of time and resources within Diabetic clinics. I can safely say the PITstop course has been the best diabetes course that I have ever attended – in fact I was so impressed, that following the course I became a Diabetes Specialist Nurse! ”

“ The RGCP Assessor Panel were of the view that this is an excellent educational course highly relevant to CPD. The application and course content documents demonstrate a well referenced evidence base and excellent supporting materials. ”

“ The materials I have been given have been second-to-none! Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend PITstop courses to anybody who works in primary or secondary care and definately encourage all my GP's and the rest of my practice team to get onboard. ”

“ I work as a GP in Wolverhampton and have a particular interest in diabetes. During this time, I have attended many courses and updates tailored to those who look after a diabetes register. I have found PITstop Diabetes to be one of the most informative courses to date. Its ability to effectively digest and relay some of the important landmark studies, in combination with a very hands-on practical teaching style (in particular to injectable therapies), sets it quite apart from other educational events. This, coupled with Anne Goodchild’s infectious enthusiasm for delivering better diabetes care in the community, make PITstop a ‘must’ course to attend for all primary care practitioners who work in this field. ”

“ Anne is an excellent trainer. Very relevant, very useful, very knowledgeable. I would recommend PITstop to anyone.   Anne is never disappointing! This follow up has mainly helped remind me/reinforce and taught up to date 
info. Thank you so much! ”

“ ​I have attended many of Anne’s courses as a GP in Bexley and at one time, Diabetes Lead. I have found her foundation course, PITstop and CPD training courses extremely informative and up-to-date and have always come away with new and important information. Indeed, Anne usually has information on these courses prior to it becoming generally available and I would highly recommend attendance to anyone wishing to keep at the cutting edge of diabetes care. Sessions are lively and interactive and never boring. ”

“ I did not always know how to go about diabetes with my patients, this course has opened my eyes and
 gained a good insight into diabetes. Thank you Anne and Debbie. Now I LOVE diabetes!!!   Excellent, very high standard, best diabetes training I have had! Love the workbook, I will be able to utilise
this post course. Both Anne and Debbie are so passionate and deliver this course brilliantly – sinks in! :-) ”

“ Simplified diabetes care for me and made it much more manageable. I found it much better than other CPD courses for absorbing and understanding the information ”

“ Brilliant, very motivating, has made me want to stay at my practice just to do diabetes which I will do
 now.   Resources and teaching was brilliant. All broken down well and if you need more time to discuss then
 that’s offered. Lots of information – especially as different levels of knowledge in the room. Overall well run. ”

“ Really good interactive session. Suitable case studies. Excellent workbook and supporting documentation.   Excellent presentation. Increased and improved my knowledge significantly. Lovely trainers, very approachable and likeable. So
 glad I came. ”

“ I have a better understanding of medications, personalising care, what is possible with a well-motivated
 diabetes team. A really excellent day. Informative, entertaining and thought-provoking. Your passion shines though. ”

“ Very informative, learnt a lot, a lot to take back to implement to the team. ”

“ I’m loving the idea of the Diabetes box and look forward to ‘owning’ this across the two surgeries I’m at. Looking forward to day 2! ”

“ Excellent course, well presented! Although I am already doing a lot of what we talked about today, it’s a great to have a refresher,
 and there was still lots of new info that I have picked up today. ”