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Plain-English answers on the rules that apply to a private allied health practice in the UK - and the standard each one rests on.
Clinical & practicePractice Management Software for Osteopaths: What Actually Matters
What GOsC Osteopathic Practice Standards require of your records, what that means when choosing clinic software, and the features osteopaths need that generic systems miss.
GOsC Osteopathic Practice Standards · UK GDPR9 min read
Clinical & practiceHow Many Patients a Week Do I Need to Replace My NHS Salary?
The sessions-per-week maths for leaving the NHS, at 2026/27 Agenda for Change pay bands, using real UK clinic benchmarks for utilisation, no-shows and margin.
10 min read
Clinical & practiceHow to Get More Physiotherapy Patients Without Paying for Ads
UK benchmark data on what a patient actually costs to acquire, why retention beats acquisition on the numbers, and the free channels that work in order of return.
10 min read
Clinical & practiceWhat Does It Actually Cost to Set Up a Private Practice in Year One?
An honest line-by-line for a UK allied health practice: registration, indemnity, ICO, room rent, equipment and software, plus the cost nobody puts on the list.
10 min read
Clinical & practiceHow to Reduce Physio No-Shows: 6.3% Benchmark and What Works
UK clinics that send reminders average 6.3% no-shows against 7 to 8% without. What a DNA costs you, and the reminder wording a UK trial found cut DNAs by 24%.
9 min read
ComplianceMoving Your Physio Practice From Paper Records to Digital: A Practical Guide
Can you legally destroy paper patient records after scanning them? What BS 10008 requires, what UK GDPR adds, and the order to do a migration in without losing anything.
BS 10008 · UK GDPR · DPA 201810 min read
Clinical & practiceHow to Set Up Online Booking for Your Physio Practice (Without Paying Commission)
What marketplace commission actually costs a UK physiotherapy clinic, how it compares to the real cost of acquiring a patient, and how to run your own booking page instead.
9 min read
Clinical & practiceHow Much Is a Physio Session in the UK? £74 Median in 2026
A UK private physio session costs a median £74 for an initial assessment and £63 for a follow-up in 2026: £84 in London, £54 in Northern Ireland. Regional table and rate guide.
12 min read
ComplianceDo I Need CQC Registration as a Private Physiotherapist in England?
Most private physios do not need CQC registration. Here is why, and the three situations where the answer changes.
Health and Social Care Act 20084 min read
ComplianceHow Long Do I Need to Keep Physiotherapy Patient Records?
The specific retention periods UK private physios must follow, where the figures come from, and what to do when records reach the end of their life.
NHS Records Management Code of Practice (2021)4 min read
Clinical & practiceHow to Write SOAP Notes for Physiotherapy (With Examples)
What goes in each section of a physiotherapy SOAP note, what the HCPC looks for, and two annotated examples you can adapt.
HCPC standards for record keeping5 min read
Clinical & practicePractice Management Software for Physiotherapists: What It Does and Whether You Need It
A plain-English guide to what practice management software handles in a physio practice, what to look for, and how much to expect to pay.
Buyer’s guide4 min read
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