Private docs’ view of CQC: ‘Requires improvement’
New and seasoned independent doctors are counting the cost of being stuck on a costly waiting list to get the official nod to set up and grow their private practices. Problems with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have led to a stream of complaints brought to the attention of the Independent Doctors […]...
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Don’t sit back and wait for patients
Reflections on the UK self-pay market – can we be optimistic about growth prospects? Liz Heath, author of market analyst...
Be extra careful using social media
Social media can be a great tool to promote your independent practice – provided you follow a few simple...
Selling this city’s expertise abroad
Healthcare London is a unique collaborative of London’s leading private healthcare providers and teaching hospitals that have come together...
Teaming with ideas
News of a new toolkit to help consultants in private practice get the most of multidisciplinary team working was...
Doctors’ data to be issued by default
Publishing consultants’ activity data. The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) works to support consultants and hospitals to comply with...
Understand what your patient wants
What can you do if a patient is unsatisfied with the outcome of their consultation and refuses to pay?...
Care-givers need help in their jobs
As people are living longer, the demographic who care for family members is shifting. The latest Bupa Wellbeing Index...
How to plan a new clinic building
Troubleshooters With increasing numbers of consultants considering how to turn their dreams for a private practice clinic into reality,...
Ditch the emotion when you invest
Investing is not easy – particularly when all investors are tempted to act on irrational impulses. Guy Beck highlights the...
Get the best out of your virtual PA
Effective collaboration between healthcare professionals and your virtual secretarial team is vital. Stacey Burrows backs up her July-August article...