Business for Podiatrists

Module overview

The Podiatry business module provides students with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in setting up and/or working in private practice. The module will help to develop an understanding of the environmental, financial and marketing considerations required. It will include both profession-specific learning and learning generic business management skills. The teaching and learning methods may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, profession-specific group work and self-directed study. Learning will be augmented by electronic learning resources, core texts and directed-study activities.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Select and justify the financial considerations of running a business including Tax, NI, VAT, pensions, cost-based and market based pricing.
Analyse and justify the types of insurance available and those that are required by law.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Determine and apply the main responsibilities and obligations associated with employing staff or engaging an associate.
Develop and justify the marketing of your practice & advertising your services.
Develop and evaluate the responsibilities under health and safety legislation & standards for clinical practice.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Create a practice governance plan
Analyse and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of working in private practice or setting up in private practice.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Keynote lectures will ensure coverage of specific topics and will be supported by clearly identified indicative reading. This module and will be further supported by seminars, debates, group work, problem based learning, audio-visual resources and case presentations.

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	30
Independent Study	163.5
Total study time	193.5

Resources & Reading list

Journal Articles

Andrews GJ, Peter E, Hammond R (2003). Receiving money for medicine: some tensions and resolutions for community-based private complementary therapists Health and Social Care in the Community. , (11 2 p155–167)

Walker A and Craddock D (2006). Podiatrists in domiciliary private practice.. British Journal of Podiatry. , (9 2 p40-44)

Hultman JA. Developing an Equitable Compensation Formula for Your Practice Podiatry Management. , (36 8 p93-96)

Hamisak L (2017). Profitability Where Art Thou?. Podiatry Management. , (36 1 p113-115)

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Written assessment

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback:
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: External