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11 Jul 2025 • Blog, NHS

Concerned whether the time is right to leave the NHS? Be reassured – Be Practice Plan!

They say the essence of comedy is timing and the same can also be said of business. Deciding the right time to make a business change can sometimes be crucial to its success. The dental…

20 Jun 2025 • Blog, Dental Landscape, NHS

Practising in Wales and thinking about leaving the NHS? Here’s what you need to know

If you’re a dental practice owner in Wales, there’s a good chance that recently, you’ve thought about stepping away from the NHS and going private. Whether or not you were feeling burnt out and unhappy…

21 May 2025 • Blog, NHS

Thinking About Leaving the NHS? Let’s talk about it!

Deciding whether to move away from the NHS is a big step, and it’s completely normal to feel a bit nervous about this. Sometimes, being able to talk things through with someone who understands the…

3 Jan 2025 • Blog, NHS

Be happy – Is 2025 the year you take back control of your business?

Did you take some time over the Christmas break to think about your business aims for the next 12 months? Perhaps you’d like to make a few changes to the way you run your business.…

23 May 2024 • Blog, NHS

Diary of a conversion with Sam Labib of Hanham Dental

Regional Support Manager, Tracy Webb, catches up with recently converted dentist, Sam Labib. When Sam bought Hanham Dental Practice in 2018 it was a paper only, fully NHS practice. Between 2018 and the beginning of…

29 Dec 2023 • Blog, NHS

Five great reasons to introduce a membership plan when you move from NHS to private practice

Regional Support Manager, Tina Wixon, offers five reasons as to why you might want to offer your patients the opportunity to join a membership plan if you choose to move from NHS dentistry to private…

9 Jun 2023 • Blog, NHS

Has NHS dentistry reached the point of no return?

Once again, Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre saw key industry figures debating the most important issues in dentistry under the heading ‘Dentistry’s biggest questions answered’. The session that garnered the biggest audience was ‘Is there…

22 Nov 2022 • Blog, NHS

The cost-of-living crisis – a particular crisis for NHS practices?

Head of Dental at UNW accountants, Mike Blenkharn, explores how the current economic crisis will affect NHS dental practices. With the cost-of-living crisis and its effect on households widely publicised, you could be forgiven for…

20 Sep 2022 • Blog, NHS

How Practice Plan helped a dentist turn around his business and expand his horizons

Regional Support Manager, Jayne Gibson recounts how an NHS dentist who was facing the prospect of having to close one of his two surgeries in Workington, Cumbria is now looking forward to making full use…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog, NHS

One good conversation can shift the direction of change forever

Michelle Hardy, Sales Support Manager at Practice Plan, shares how to make the most of your first conversation about moving away from the NHS and towards private dentistry. Whenever you’re thinking about changing something important…

9 Dec 2021 • Blog, NHS

The confidence to make a move…

Deborah Parson, Practice Manager at Weobley Dental Surgery, explains the reasons behind their move from NHS dentistry to private, why they chose Practice Plan to support them through the process and how the move has…

18 Nov 2021 • Blog, NHS

Going private was the right decision for us!

Back in 2020, the team at Plumfield Dental Practice started to talk more seriously about converting from NHS to private dentistry. Previously the topic had been brought up in conversations, but they had never pressed…

7 Oct 2021 • Blog, NHS

NHS England’s activity target silence followed by the late announcement speaks volumes…

Head of Sales, Zoe Close, looks at the latest Government announcement on the increased NHS activity target…. Until the evening of September 30, NHS dentists were in a position where they had absolutely zero control…

17 Aug 2021 • Blog, NHS

A case for making the move away

If you’re considering a move away from the NHS towards a life in private practice, there has never been a better time to do so. Even though there are currently many factors working in your…

14 Jul 2021 • Blog, NHS

Are you ready to leave the NHS?

It’s been a hugely challenging time for all of us, but with the future landscape of the NHS looking changeable yet again, are you looking to take your practice in a different direction and convert…

8 Jul 2021 • Blog, NHS

NHS dentistry – your questions answered…

Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones and the British Dental Association’s (BDA) Eddie Crouch delved into a range of topics within the NHS dental landscape in a recent webinar. Throughout the webinar, many dentists submitted questions…

7 Jun 2021 • Blog, NHS

Can and should NHS dentistry return to normal?

Practice Plan’s Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones, explores whether NHS dentistry will return to the way it was before the pandemic – and questions if anyone wants it to… It’s hard to think…

24 Mar 2021 • Blog, NHS

Four big things to consider when making a move to private dentistry

Practice Plan’s Zoe Close shares her thoughts on what you need to consider when making a move to private dentistry… The experience of living and working through the pandemic has led many to take a…