• A Brief Word Before You Start
• Locating Your Premises
• Equipping The Practice
• Financing The Practice
• Insurance, Professional And Lega
• Money Matters
• Keeping Records
• Training And Professional Develo
• Good Business Practice
• Marketing Your Practice
• Future Plans
• Looking After Yourself
• Further Help

Setting Up a Complementary Health Practice

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• A Brief Word Before You Start
• Locating Your Premises
  • Size Of Premises
  • Licences
  • Access For Disabled Clients
  • The Practice Environment
  • Security And Safety
  • Transport Links And Parking Facilities
  • Working On Your Own Or With A Colleague
  • Travel Costs And Personal Time Constraints
  • Working From Home
  • Occupying A Slot At A Local Practice, Clinic Or Health Club
  • Working As A Complementary Therapy Practitioner In The Corporate Sector
  • Renting Rooms
  • Buying A Practice
  • How To Find Your Practice Rooms
  • Working With People In Their Own Homes
  • How Will Working With People In Their Own Homes Work For Me?
  • The Truly Mobile Office
• Equipping The Practice
  • Equipping Your Practice As Cheaply As Possible
  • Setting A Theme
  • Business Equipment And Furniture Suppliers
  • What Equipment, Furniture And Supplies Does Your Practice Need?
  • What Specialist Equipment Will You Need?
  • What General Equipment Do You Need?
  • Computer Equipment
  • Telephone Equipment
  • Business Stationery
  • General Office Supplies
  • Business Environment Purchases
  • Planning For Growth
  • Taking This Forward
• Financing The Practice
  • Planning For Financial Success
  • The Six-Step Planning Process
  • Putting Together Your Profit And Loss Account
  • Costing The Venture
• Insurance, Professional And Legal Requirements
  • What Legal And Professional Requirements Do I Have To Meet?
  • Insurance
  • Disability Discrimination Act
  • Data Protection Act
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Venereal And Infectious Diseases – The Legal Situation
  • Treating Children – The Legal Situation
  • Treating A Woman In Childbirth – The Legal Situation
  • Treating Animals – The Legal Situation
  • Selling Remedies, Herbs And Medicines – The Legal Situation
  • Client Confidentiality
  • Trading Status, Finances And Taxation – The Legal Situation
  • Membership Of Professional Organisations
  • Nhs Provider Numbers
  • Bupa Registration
  • What Other Legal And Professional Requirements Might I Have To Comply With?
  • Publishing A Code Of Conduct For Your Practice
• Money Matters
  • Banking
  • Do I Need A Separate Business Bank Account?
  • Why Might I Find A Business Bank Account Useful?
  • Savings Accounts
  • Loans
  • Credit Cards
  • Keeping Your Accounts
  • Using An Accountant
  • Income
  • Tax Credits And Grants
  • Pensions And Health Plans
  • Insurance
  • Making Your Will
  • Other Sources Of Income
• Keeping Records
  • Why Keep Records?
  • What Records Do I Need To Keep?
  • Client Records
  • Data Protection Act (Dpa)
  • Financial Records
  • Training Records
  • Insurance Records
  • Professional Membership Records And Certificates
  • Keeping, Storing And Disposing Of Records
• Training And Professional Development
  • Why Do I Need Further Training?
  • How Should I Plan My Training?
• Good Business Practice
  • First Impressions Count
  • Naming Your Business
  • The Working Environment
  • Your Session Charges
  • Your Working Week
  • Handling Bookings
  • Business Stationery
  • That All–important First Contact
  • Good Housekeeping
• Marketing Your Practice
  • Why Do I Need To Advertise?
  • What’s Unique About My Practice?
  • Who Would Be Interested In My Work?
  • How Should I Advertise My Practice?
  • How Much Should I Spend On Advertising?
  • What Approaches Should I Take?
• Future Plans
  • The Next Five Years Begin Now
  • Why It’s Important To Plan
  • Planning For Success
  • Planning Decision ‘tree’
  • Scheduling Your Plan
  • Creative Thinking To Remove Blocks
• Looking After Yourself
  • Why Is This Important?
  • Keeping Home And Work Life Separate
  • How Can I Physically Separate My Work And Home Life?
  • Monitoring Your Workload
  • Time Management
  • Looking After Your Own Health And Safety
  • Holidays And Time Out
  • Supervision And Mentoring
  • Personal Development
• Further Help
  • Access To Health Records
  • Accessibility Issues
  • Advertising On Health-Based Websites
  • Advice
  • Benefits
  • Bupa
  • Business Link
  • Children Act
  • Companies House
  • Complementary Health Directories And Magazines
  • Creative And Lateral Thinking
  • Credit Card Transactions
  • Data Protection Act 1998
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  • Ebooks And Publishing
  • Egroups
  • Encryption Shareware
  • Health And Safety Executive
  • Independent Financial Advisers
  • Marketing
  • Medical Charities
  • National Insurance (Ni) Contributions
  • Nhs Provider Number
  • Office Furniture And Equipment
  • Office Stationery
  • Paypal
  • Pensions
  • Performing Right Society
  • Prince's Trust
  • Royalty Free Music
  • Self-Assessment Tax Form
  • Self-Employed – Registration
  • Taxation
  • Tax Credits
  • Time Management
  • Training Courses
  • Websites – Accessibility Issues
  • Writing A Book