When illness strikes or an unforeseen emergency arises which makes one of your key people unable to work, your GP practice could really feel the pain. It can be expensive to fill the gap, or you may just have to suffer…
At a basic level a missing staff member can mean deferring patient appointments. Not only inconvenient for patients but potentially damaging to your reputation (and that means the dreaded Friends and Family Test) or, more likely, it means everyone else has to ramp up their hours.
To avoid this you’d need to find a way to cover the appointments – and that means cost. A group locum insurance policy may be the perfect solution.
Tailored locum insurance from Practice Cover allows you to cover all your key practice staff in one policy. Each individual can be covered for a different amount and deferment period depending on the impact their absence may have on the practice. When the policy pays out it’s your choice on how to spend the money. So you could cover the cost of a locum, or use the financial sum to pay existing doctors to cover additional sessions. It's up to you.
This flexibility empowers you to choose how to manage the situation. It is, after all, your practice. And knowing that insurance is in place can help take the stress away from the individual at a time when they may need to recuperate.
So for a brighter, more secure future ensure all your doctors and key members of staff at the practice enjoy peace of mind using Practice Cover’s specialist group locum insurance. We will protect your personal and practice reputation as well as your bottom line.
The opinions presented in this blog are solely those of the author on behalf of Practice Cover Limited and they do not constitute individual advice. Practice Cover is a trading name of Practice Cover Limited and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
