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Rising costs – you have to pass it on!

Dental business coach, Chris Barrow, offers some advice on the need to increase prices and how to handle the change. I present at a number of different events and workshops for Practice Plan and I…

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Remember your why

Happy New Year to you. Let’s tip toe into 2023 without wakening its grumpy brother, 2022, or its long-lost cousin of 2022 and definitely not its evil stepsister, 2020. The first weeks back in any…

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Keeping things in the family – Chris Barrow

In our latest in our series of blogs about why people who have had a long association with Practice Plan are happy to stay with us, Area Manager, Suki Singh talks to long-time collaborator and…

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Avoiding the legal pitfalls of the recruitment process

It’s no secret that the recruitment and retention of good staff members within dentistry is one of the main problems facing the industry right now. Many practices are involved in a recruitment process of some…

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Dealing with stress

As the rise in the cost-of-living shows no signs of abating, many in dentistry are starting to feel the strain. Dental Business Coach, Mark Oborn, offers some suggestions to help people cope better with stress.…

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You’ve got to have a system!

Practice Plan’s ‘Nourish and Flourish’ Workshop tour is now well underway, and something host, Michael Bentley, believes teams need to be nourished is systems. As Michael himself admits, the mention of the word ‘systems’ can…

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Safeguard your finances in a time of recession

There’s no doubt now that the country is in a recession which is predicted to last longer than any other for decades. Are there any steps people can take to help alleviate some of the…

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How to navigate the festive season

Figures from YouGov and the Mental Health Foundation show 25% of people experience a downturn in their mental health over Christmas, and 54% of people are worried about someone else’s mental health over Christmas. In…

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A new way to look at KPIs

Area Sales Manager, Gary Nelson, puts a new spin on some old business jargon. October was an interesting month… In any given month I get to speak to and visit lots of practices. Whilst some…

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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…

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It’s tache-tastic Movember

You may have noticed that during the month of November normally clean shaven men start losing their fresh-faced look and start cultivating hairy growths of various styles on their upper lips! That’s because November is…

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First steps towards achieving sustainability in practice

CSR expert and coach, Mark Topley, puts the case for sustainability in dental practices. Many events in 2022 have helped to add weight to the case for sustainability. The war in Ukraine highlighted the need…

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Keeping things in the family – Zoe Close

In another of our occasional series of blogs about why people like to work with or for Practice Plan, Area Sales Manager, Suki Singh, speaks to Head of Sales, Zoe Close about what keeps her…

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Asking for help

Area Manager, Gary Nelson looks back at the past couple of years and urges people to ask for support and revive the spirit of community, compassion and caring that was displayed during the early stages…

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Rising above the hullabaloo

Area Manager, Gary Nelson, makes some suggestions of things practices can check on to ensure they’re making the best use of their money over the next few months. It’s beginning to look like another interesting…

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Menopause Awareness – Cognition and Mood

Although World Menopause Day is held every year on 18th October, the whole of the month of October is given over to raising awareness of the menopause and how it affects people. The theme of…

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Mental Health First Aider Courses – a great investment

Former paramedic and mental health specialist, Andy Elwood, explains what the Mental Health First Aider course involves and how it can benefit practices and their teams.

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Keeping things in the family – Ashley Latter

In this occasional blog series, we speak to some of the people who have long standing relationships with us to find out what makes them want to continue to be part of the Practice Plan…

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