{"product_id":"how-to-manage-your-gp-practice-isbn-9780470657843","title":"How to Manage Your GP Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe business side of running a medical practice may be unappealing but it's crucial\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow to Manage Your GP Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is written for GPs and other health professionals running their own practices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt tells you in simple, engaging style what the pitfalls are and how to avoid them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt illustrates the good and bad ways of negotiating through management issues, using case examples and lightening the messages with witty cartoons. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Written by a GP with over 10 years' experience editing a leading GP magazine, and an accountant whose firm advises over 2500 GPs, the information here is sound, relevant and up to date. It provides reliable and reassuring information for doctors starting out in their careers as well as those looking to refresh their management skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The business as an organism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The challenge that is staff 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Basic practice accounting 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Budgeting 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Choosing the right operational model for the practice 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Business growth 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Planning for the exit 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Ten questions answered 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Thou shalt . . . thou shalt not! 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Useful contacts 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Full set of practice accounts 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 143 \u003c\/p\u003e \"Overall How to manage your GP practice is most useful to the established principal, but it may help to educate potential partners about some of the pitfalls of joining a partnership such as cash flow problems.\" (GP - General Practitioner, 25 January 2012)  \u003cb\u003eFarine Clarke,\u003c\/b\u003e former GP and Editor of GP and Medeconomics magazines and for the last 15 years Managing Director and Main Board Director of leading UK magazine publishing companies, London, UK  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Slavin,\u003c\/b\u003e Chartered Accountant at Ramsay Brown and Partners and financial columnist for GP and Medeconomics magazines, London, UK\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThe business side of running a medical practice may be unappealing but it's crucial\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFailing finances or staff walk outs could cause the death of your practice. However irksome managing the accounts, hiring staff and signing property leases may be, you can’t leave these tasks to your practice manager. As a partner in the business you have to be in control, and to take the big decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Manage Your GP Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is written for GPs and other health professionals running their own practices. It tells you in simple, engaging style what the pitfalls are and how to avoid them. It illustrates the good and bad ways of negotiating through management issues, using case examples and lightening the messages with witty cartoons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a GP with over 10 years' experience editing a leading GP magazine, and an accountant whose firm advises over 2500 GPs, the information here is sound, relevant and up to date. It provides reliable and reassuring information for doctors starting out in their careers as well as those looking to refresh their management skills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989381136613,"sku":"NP9780470657843","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470657843.jpg?v=1761783890","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/how-to-manage-your-gp-practice-isbn-9780470657843","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}