Resources
Video Presentations
The following short video presentations can be downloaded to give further background and market data relevant to your decision.
Potters Bar Eyecare
Julie Gazey and Janet Wilkinson share their experience of moving to a professional fee based system in their independent practice
Dr Gary Gerber
why patients are willing to pay for the professional service you provide
The Professional Fee Template
The Professional Fee Template provides an accurate means of determining the true cost of the chairtime in your practice.
Practice Brochure Template
A brochure for your patients explaining contact lens care and payment plan options is available to download.
There are two versions - the first PDF version is for you to preview. Use this to decide what changes you need to make.
The second Quark version is for you to download and pass on to your agency or printers. Alternatively you can direct your agency to this page. You will not be able to open the Quark file unless you have specific software.
1. Download Practice Brochure Template PDF
Adobe PDF ( 69 KB )
2. Download Practice Brochure Template Quark Version (For Agencies)
Quark File ( Stuffit Compressed ) ( 7 MB )
The Patient Letter Template
If you wish to implement a new fee system and decide to write to your patients to inform them, this letter may be used as a template. You need to modify it to include or exclude anything you wish. It is not designed to be used in isolation from other methods of communication.
Helpful Links
Additional help regarding the calculation of the true cost of providing chair time in your practice and setting up a professional fee based scheme may also be available from the following organisations (fees may apply):
- Eyeplan (www.eyeplan.co.uk)
- Foresight Eyecare Payment Programmes (www.foresight.uk.net)
- Insight Marketing (www.insightmarketing.co.uk)
- Myers la Roche (www.myerslaroche.co.uk)
- Practice Plan (www.practiceplan.co.uk)
- Proven Track Record (www.proventrackrecord.co.uk)
- Sight Care Group (www.sightcare.co.uk)
- TMR Ltd (www.tmr.co.uk)
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