What makes a good PPU?

In Independent Practitioner Today’s series over the last year, Philip Housden has considered the challenges faced by NHS private patient units (PPUs).

He has offered insights through the annual cycle to help PPUs make the most of the many opportunities the market presents – and deliver increasingly improved services for private patients and better financial returns for trusts. Now he summarises the series through an A-Z guide, aimed as an aid to local consultants and managers as they work together to drive forward private patient activity. This month: J to Q.

Junior doctors

Many, but not all, consultants rate junior doctor support as a pre-requisite for practising out of a PPU. But how can this be achieved in a cost-effective way?