Setting Up in Private Practice

Setting Up in Private Practice

Workshop

Making the transition either from training or agency work into private practice can seem daunting at the start. This one day workshop aims to de-mystify the process, and to provide participants with some practical tools to make the transition.

Topics covered will include:

* Finding a suitable location and premises for your practice
* Obtaining client referrals
* Transferring agency clients into private practice
* Establishing your fee structure
* Marketing your practice, including print media and the internet
* Organising professional supervision
* Managing clinical risk, and obtaining psychiatric consultancy
* Deciding suitable registration and professional membership options
* Self-employment, taxation and financial matters
* Professional indemnity insurance options
* Building your practice, including EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) and NHS work