It is a well-known fact that people are more
likely to seek advice from a doctor, dentist, osteopath etc. when they have an
acute problem, that is that the pain is incredibly bad, debilitating and can’t
be ignored, than when they have a
chronic, low grade or grumbling problem that they can mask or ignore. Ask any
healthcare practitioner and they will usually say “I wish you had come to me as
soon as you noticed this, I could have prevented the pain you are in now, and
the treatment would have been quicker, more effective and less expensive in terms
of time and money.”
The same is true of an ailing practice or
business, spot the signs early and call me in as your expert coach and you will
not only save yourself time, money and stress, you will improve your finances,
your patients health and your quality of life so you will be able to spend more
time and money doing what you want, with who you want, when you want. Sound
like a good idea?
What
are the signs and symptoms of an unhealthy practice?
Are you suffering from low grade chronic problems
in your business that until now you have masked or that or ignored, or is your
practice unwell in need of urgent reparative treatment and care?
What
are the signs and symptoms of a chronically unhealthy practice?
These include the following;
Drop
in income
Cheques
and payments bouncing,
Overdraft
and other debts increasing
You
are unhappy and so are your staff
High
turnover and high absence rate of staff
Missing
your UDA targets
Your
partner is unhappy at the amount of time you spend at work
Equipment
failure
FTA’s
late cancellations and gaps in your appointment
Patients
declining or putting off treatment plans
Drop
of in new patients
Permanently
stressed
Difficult
personal or professional relationships
Sound familiar? Because you have now noticed there
is a problem, now is the time to work with me as your business coach before
things get worse.
What
are the signs and symptoms of an acutely sick practice?
The
bank has withdrawn your overdraft,
You
can’t pay your bills on time
PCT
has withdrawn your contract
High
level of sickness and absenteeism
You
lose several staff at the same time,
High
turnover of the staff
Your
PCT cancels your contract,
Your partner leaves you because they never see
you,
A vital piece equipment fails and you can’t
work,
Your
clients and patients have left you for the competition.
Patients
quibbling over fees and treatment plans
Spaces
in the appointment book.
Patient
complaints
Broken
personal relationships
You
become physically or psychologically sick and can’t work
Abuse
of or dependence or on alcohol or drugs
Insomnia
Permanently
stressed
In
extreme cases suicidal thoughts or action.
What
are the consequences if your patient puts off seeking treatment for toothache?
That’s right at best it is more complicated and more expensive and at worse
they may lose their tooth.
What
will the consequences be if you continue put of seeking professional coaching
advice to help with your ailing practice?
Dentists and dental team members like you
do amazing work and so it saddens me when I also hear stories about practices
with financial problems, insufficient patients and staff that are not working
as a team, principals that are struggling to keep on top of running the
practice and the clinical work, working early mornings, lunch times, evenings
and weekends. Does this sound like you?
If you are ready to make your practice fit
and well, healthy and wealthy discover how we can help you make it quicker,
easier and more successful.
How
healthy is your practice?
Click here for your free detailed Brilliant Practice Evaluation (BPE) to discover the health of your practice
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