Several consultants believe that joining a private practice could provide them with more income. With a private healthcare market averaging $4bn, insuring about seven and a half million people, there is no wonder that consultants are eager to get started. Of course when you decide to start a private practice you have requirements which must be met. Some of the requirements for starting a private practice include: FRCA or equivalent, a registered medical degree, certification of completion for necessary training, as well as joining the right specialist register of the GMC. Should you decide to become a doctor with their own private practice, you should understand that you will have to pay more for your subscription to medical indemnity; you will also encounter difficult accounts, meaning that you must ensure that your private practice will not interfere with your NHS contract. Obtaining Admitting Rights Without admitting rights and/or practicing privileges you are unable to begin work as a doctor in a private practice. Any private hospital will have a Medical Advisory Committee also known as MAC that compromises their consultants about the subspecialties. The senior manager of the hospital is able to give practicing privileges to interested consultants, pending that […] read more