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A Guide to Starting Your Own Complementary Therapy Practice
Contributor(s): Aldred, Elaine Mary (Author)
ISBN: 0443103097     ISBN-13: 9780443103094
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
OUR PRICE:   $58.85  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2006
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Annotation: This step-by-step guide on setting up own complementary health care practice, covers every aspect of starting up a new practice, taking into account the wide range of practice requirements from the very simple (e.g. in therapist's own home) to the more ambitious (e.g. buying premises from which to set up a clinic). It addresses all the legal requirements, detailed and precise financial calculations, and the mechanics of how the therapist goes about making their vision a reality. Day-to-day aspects that need to be considered when the practice is up and running are covered.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine
- Medical | Practice Management & Reimbursement
- Business & Economics | New Business Enterprises
Dewey: 615.5
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.38" W x 9.22" (1.08 lbs) 304 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This step-by-step guide on setting up own complementary health care practice, covers every aspect of starting up a new practice, taking into account the wide range of practice requirements from the very simple (e.g. in therapist's own home) to the more ambitious (e.g. buying premises from which to set up a clinic). It addresses all the legal requirements, detailed and precise financial calculations, and the mechanics of how the therapist goes about making their vision a reality. Day-to-day aspects that need to be considered when the practice is up and running are covered.
  • Gives clear advice on legal and financial requirements, the production of a marketing strategy and the presentation of the precise financial calculations required for a business plan, with worked examples
  • Includes detailed information on how to write a business plan, with a numerically linked example
  • Covers day-to-day aspects of running a practice
  • International in its approach, the book contains extensive lists of useful web addresses for access to up-to-the-minute information
  • Financial templates are supplied as appendices
  • The book offers key advice for all therapists - chiropractors, osteopaths, massage therapists and complementary therapists - and is suitable for undergraduates, newly qualified practitioners and experienced practitioners looking to either start up or develop and grow their practice.

Contributor Bio(s): Aldred, Elaine Mary: - Chiropractor, acupuncturist, western and Chinese herbalist in private practice. Lecturer in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Northern College of Acupuncture. Lecturer in Western Medicine at the Northern College of Acupuncture. Peer reviewer, Clinical Chiropractic, Elsevier Journal.