Managing a Developing Practice
in Difficult Times
Podiatrists, Osteopaths and Physiotherapists in Private Practice

Seminars - 12/13 September 2009 & 17/18 October 2009 - London

By the end of this seminar you will have:

• Reviewed how well your practice is doing, and assessed the impact of any key changes that you have made since, attending a practice development seminar or starting your practice.

• Been introduced to a number of new concepts and considered how these can help you develop your practice and achieve your personal goals.

• Considered how family and business issues can overlap and the things that can be done to keep the two in balance and separate.

• Identified some alternative opportunities and some new ideas for taking advantage of these within your practice.

• Met some old and new colleagues who are can help you celebrate your successes.

Saturday 12 September 2009 10.00-16.00
Saturday 17 October 2009 10.00-16.00

- Setting the scene -

Session 1 - Where we are at the moment

• Introductions.
• What are the key things we have done to develop our practices recently. What worked and what didn’t work.
• What are the key opportunities and threats facing our practices.
• What are we good at and what do we need to do to improve our practices and achieve our personal goals.

Session 2 - New concepts to help you stand back and analyse your practice

• Concepts to help you identify how effective and efficient your practice is and to help you assess performance.
• New and established ideas on marketing and options for developing your practice.

Session 3 - Keeping business and family issues in balance

• Family issues that can impact on the business and business issues that can impact on the family.
• Changes in personal circumstances that may happen during the lifetime of the practice and plans and actions that can be taken to minimise the impact of these.

Session 4 - Review and action plan

Sunday 13 September 2009 09.30-15.30
Sunday 18 October 2009 09.30-15.30

- Getting to grips with the future -

Session 1 - Developing your practice for the future

• The key elements of a business plan.
• Working as teams to help each other develop or modify your existing plans.
• Preparing to present these plans.

Session 2 -How does our plan stand up?

• Small groups present one plan to a panel consisting of Chris, Alex and one other.
• Review and discussion.

Session 3 - Review

• Key learning points.
• Future things to do.

Pricing

The courses are priced at £175 for two days or £125 for one day.

Seminar Tutors

Chris Swaffin-Smith B.Sc M.Phil
Chris is an adviser, academic and mentor who has worked with Podiatrists and others working in Private Practice for over twenty years. He worked with the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists to produce material for their website on starting up and developing a practice. He also works with family. He also works with a range of other businesses as a family business adviser and in helping to turn businesses around.

Alex Catto
Alex has run a very successful Practice in South London. He has also given numerous talks to groups of Practitioners throughout the UK. He is a great advocate of the Private Practice as a business.