STARTING PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR DERMATOLOGISTS

For new consultants, ST6 trainees nearing completion of their CCT and experienced consultant wanting to move into full time private practice.

VENUE: WEDNESDAY, 13THMAY 2015 WILLAN HOUSE, 4 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON

A practical one day conference examining the latest developments within the private healthcare sector and the implications for dermatology consultants throughout the UK.

If you are thinking about starting up in Private Practice this conference will provide the tools and knowledge to ensure you are making the most of the opportunities available to you.

Chaired by Nick Levell BAD Clinical Vice President on behalf of our Clinical Service Committee, the course focuses on a variety of topical subjects which every new private practice consultant should know, including the options for practice, legal and financial requirements, independent practitioner revalidation and the current developments in the private hospital market.

Registration Details

Standard full day fee£175.00

ST6 Trainee rate£ 75.00

Half day rate (includes Lunch):

Morning 09:00 – 13:15 £100.00

Afternoon 12:15 – 16:00 £100.00

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Time / Title
09.00 - 09.20 / Registration and Coffee
09.20 - 09.30 / Chair’s Welcome and Introduction:
The Changing Face of Private Practice / Dr Nick Levell
Morning Session
09.30 – 10:00
10.00 – 10.30
10.30 – 10.40 / Starting Up in Private Practice:
  • Registration as a Provider with Private Medical Insurers
  • Admitting Rights to a Private Hospital
  • Sole Trader
  • Employment with a Private Provider
  • My top tips
  • Chambers and Group Practice
  • Being a Private Provider
  • Marketing your practice
  • Business Planning
  • My top tips
  • Q & A
/ Dr Daniel Glass
Dr Adam Friedman
Dr Glass & Dr Friedman
10:40 – 11.00 / Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.15 / Private Practice: the legal issues
  • Indemnity in Private Practice
  • Care Quality Commission Registration
  • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • Compliance with the Data Protection Act
  • Appraisal and Revalidation for Private Practice
  • My top tips
  • The Patient Consultation
  • Prescribing
  • Dealing with GPs
  • Insurance claim forms
  • My top tips
  • Q & A
/ Dr Anshoo Sahota
Dr Nick Levell
Dr Levell & Dr Sahota
12.15 – 13.15 / Lunch (including Exhibition Stands from Providers)
Afternoon Session
13.15 – 13.45
13.45 – 14.15
14.15 – 14.45
14.45 – 15.00 / Medicolegal work
  • Personal Injury etc
  • Medicolegal aspects of private work
Private Practice: Patient Administration
  • Medical record keeping
  • Secretarial options
NHS secretary
Shared single secretary
Secretarial company
  • Dealing with patient queries
  • How to get the best out of your secretary
  • Billing options
  • Charges and Procedure Codes
  • Avoiding non-payment
  • Coffee/Tea Break
/ Dr Jane McGregor
Emma Kaye
Medical Administration & Consultancy Services
Rebecca Anderson
Hythehopes Ltd
15.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 15.45 / TAX and Financial
  • Processing and Managing your accounts
  • The Accountant and End of Year Accounts
  • National Insurance Contributions (NIC)
  • VAT
  • What can you claim as an expense?
  • Pension/
  • Investments
  • Insurance
  • Q & A
/ Vanessa Sanders
Stanbridge Ltd
15.45 – 16.00 / Chair closing remarks / Nick Levell

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