A massive thank you for organising speakers for our clinical meetings this year. It really is very much appreciated. Practice Manager at Watling Medical Centre
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF ESSENTIALLY MEDICAL MEETINGS ARE NOW VIA ZOOM OR MICROSOFT TEAMS – Please refer to our meetings page.
Essentially Medical organises free, non-promotional, Consultant-led educational meetings held virtually in GP surgeries.
The company was formed in 2004 and Evelyn Diamond, Managing Director says:
“It’s a simple idea, but unique and extremely cost-effective. With a wide range of specialities covered, we organise these meetings free-of-charge at a time to suit the GP and the Consultant. Usually, these take place early morning, lunchtime or evening.
“What’s special about the service that we offer is that it makes the best use of time. We all know that GPs and Consultants are extremely busy people and that they rarely have time to meet, so we aim to maximise the use of their time by ensuring that the GPs get the training they require, when and where they want it and literally bring it to them at their place of work.
Pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies can sponsor the meetings all of which follow the guidelines set out in the ABPI Code of Practice
“We estimate that we have saved the NHS many thousands of pounds. At a time when every penny counts thanks to budget cuts and an ageing population, these savings are substantial. We believe that this service provides substantial savings to the NHS and improves the effectiveness of Primary Care.”
“We’re very proud of the links that we’ve made and the training that we’ve provided. The fact that we have now organised more than three thousand meetings, bringing together colleagues to learn about developments in all areas of health proves that it’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.”
A massive thank you for organising speakers for our clinical meetings this year. It really is very much appreciated. Practice Manager at Watling Medical Centre
Thanks Evelyn,
It was a fantastic event, great venue, brilliant speakers – ran extremely smoothly and delivered absolutely professionally!!
I will have no hesitation in recommending it to others when you do plan on putting on a repeat performance 😊
You and team have been outstanding ✨
Rakhi
Boehringer-Ingelheim representative
I am proud to be associated with Essentially Medical. Please keep on doing the good work that you do!
It’s so nice to read about the Essentially Medical journey – I can’t believe you have delivered over 3,000 meetings… that must warrant some kind of celebration!
Congratulations on creating a much needed (and much valued) service – we are proud to be a part of it!
Evelyn – You are unique and your kindness character drive and enthusiasm is what makes Essentially medical so great.
Thank you so much for putting on such a great event yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Joshua Toyn
I hope the below is useful for Mr. Hart and his teaching on the acute abdomen. When talking to the attendees after, I gained very positive feedback. His approach and presentation was extremely good.
The teaching was done in a clear manner * * * * *
The Tutor clearly explained the purpose of the teaching and outlined objectives * * * * *
The Tutor gained my attention and motivated me effectively during the session * * * * *
Great session last night and the feedback was great too. Nearly all feedback was a straight 5/5! Great written responses too.
We had a really good teaching session last night. Evelyn Diamond (Essentially Medical) has coordinated with the consultant Mr Lee Dvorkin to be able to bring it together. We received really good feedback also.
Myself and the GPs are looking forward to starting these meetings up again!
From the beginning I have been happy to recommend the meetings put on by Evelyn and her Essentially Medical team. They are very well organized and there is an excellent range of knowledgeable Consultant speakers who welcome an interactive approach with the GPs and nurses they address.
Essentially Medical has provided me with the opportunity to meet GPs and nurses by offering them medical education in the comfort of their own surgeries. Increasingly GPs are finding it difficult to attend central meetings and they are very appreciative of those who are able to take the time to meet them in their surgeries. A face to face meeting is invaluable and as well as educating them in my chosen speciality, I am also able to advise them of services available from my NHS hospital.
Warmest congratulations Evelyn and well done! You have really helped my practice and I am very grateful.
Kindest regards
I want you to know that I will always be grateful for the way you have supported me! Thank you.
Please let Dr Swale know that Dr Ruben said that her talk was the best dermatology talk he has ever been to and he liked how methodical and well organised and presented the talk was.
Thank you for all the brilliant meetings this year.
Evelyn at Essentially Medical offers a fantastic service, matching GP/practice learning needs with educational talks by local consultants. Essentially Medical enable us to effortlessly arrange a tailored educational package to our practice.
Wonderful and impressive talk by a world expert.
This testimonial refers to a presentation on IBS by Professor Mark Hamilton, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Cleveland Clinic London.
Dear Susan,
Thank you for arranging the meeting and such an excellent speaker. Dr Roche’s talk was fascinating yet applicable to our daily work. I will find out if anyone else would like such meetings.
I enjoyed the evening and the rep was suitably brief and to the point (have mailed him for a reference and will wait and see how responsive he is!) I’m impressed you found a good speaker at short notice. The topic was interesting and picked up on an area I felt quite weak in.
I will bear EM in mind if/when in conversation with practices I work with regarding lunchtime meetings.
Dear Evelyn
Thank you for organising another great meeting and please thank Miss Golara for a super talk. The feedback was hugely positive.
We find the consultant led lunchtime meetings extremely useful and informative. The meetings are relevant as we are able to select topics.
Great to have such positive feedback. Thanks for all your organizational efforts. I look forward to the next one.
North West London
Name: Evelyn Diamond
Number: 07929 633108
Email: info@essentiallymedical.co.uk
West London
Name: Susan Lipman
Number: 07958 505721
Email: susan@essentiallymedical.co.uk
North London Enfield
Name: Susan Lipman
Number: 07958 505721
Email: susan@essentiallymedical.co.uk
East Middlesex
Name: Evelyn Diamond
Number: 07929 633108
Email: info@essentiallymedical.co.uk
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