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‘If You Think Compliance Is Expensive; Try Noncompliance’
We hope you are coping with these extraordinary times and with all the changes you have had to make to be COVID-19 compliant.
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Do You See Children in Your Practice? How Do You Gain Consent?
Consent for 16- and 17-Year-Olds Patients aged 16 and 17 can consent to treatment if they have the capacity to do so. What is Capacity? Capacity means the ability to: 1. Understand the information provided about treatment. 2. Retain the information. 3. Weigh up the...
Inclusive Healthcare: Understanding and Implementing Reasonable Adjustments
Providing truly inclusive healthcare means understanding and acting on our responsibilities and is a legal requirement under the Equality Act 2010. It's about making reasonable adjustments so that everyone, can access services regardless of their protected...
Policies and Processes for HCPC and CSP Standards
Starting your private practice after a career in the NHS can feel like a significant transition. In the NHS, you're used to clear governance frameworks and structured processes for complaints, safeguarding, risk management, incident reporting, and more. Transitioning...
Health and Wellbeing for Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, and Chiropractors: Prioritising Self-Care and Recognising Burnout
As therapists, we’re dedicated to helping patients recover, improve mobility, and regain strength after injuries or illness. Our work is incredibly fulfilling, but it also brings its own set of physical, mental, and emotional demands. Long hours on your feet, managing...
Documentation: Are you robust?
Feel like you are walking through a minefield waiting to be tripped up now that more standards have changed? A few tips this month on some aspects of documentation to support what you already do……. And some help if you don’t. “If it isn’t written down it didn’t...
Referrals: Are We Using the Information We Have: Do We Have What We Need?
Referrals - What do you actually know and understand about your client list? How many people really self-refer to a clinician? How often do you hear “a friend recommended you”; “my GP mentioned you”; my neighbour has seen you”; “you treated a member of my family” ....