Closing or winding down your private practice

RWS has been helping specialists for 20+ years. We help with all areas of your business, including closing or winding down your private practice.

As with all our services, we can do everything for you when closing your rooms, so you don’t have to! We can draft and send letters, post and design notifications along with a host of other requirements.

The need to close your practice or to wind down can be due to retirement, health, relocation or because you are moving into a new role. Whatever the reason, we understand the tasks involved and help you ‘tick the list’ regarding what is required.

How we help you close or wind down:

RWS is up to date on the latest information from RACS, AHPRA, AMA, your medical software providers and indemnity insurers about closing your practice.  We meet with you to discuss all the information that pertains to your situation and what actions we recommend you undertake. After this discussion, we can create an action plan and timeline of tasks required to successfully wind up your practice. This ensures nothing is missed and accountability is assigned. Typically, our doctors choose to undertake some tasks themselves, leaving the remaining tasks for RWS to action. It is completely up to you.

The goal is for every action you decide necessary, to be completed in a professional and timely manner.  This will give you the satisfaction of knowing you have concluded your private practice years in a professional and compliant fashion.

What is the process?

Contact us and let them know you would like some assistance with closing/winding down your private practice. A planning meeting time is confirmed with you, to be held over Zoom. 
*This meeting is charged at a fixed fee that will be outlined in a Scope of Works we send to you. Typically, this meeting takes 1-1.5 hours. Payment is required prior to the meeting.

At the planning meeting we;

  • Hear about your goals and practice situation so we can understand what you need.
  • Run through a checklist of all areas to be considered in relation to practice closure obligations and recommendations.
  • Decide what actions you would like undertaken and what tasks you do not wish to undertake. 
  • Tasks are assigned – RWS completes some tasks for you, and you may choose to complete others yourself.
  • RWS will estimate the cost of work to be completed, and the time taken for completion.
  • Post the meeting a timeline/action plan is sent to you for your approval.
  • Upon approval, tasks begin. All letters/actions are approved by you prior to dissemination.
What areas are covered?
  • Action plan and timeline for communications;
    • Patient letters
    • Referrer letters
    • Practice phone messages
    • Website notification
  • Staff obligations
  • Handover to a new doctor
  • CPD requirements
  • Insurance considerations
  • Calculating practice worth
  • Indemnity coverage
  • Social media notification
  • Catchment notification
  • Equipment
  • Patient record management
  • Software closure process
  • Patient file storage

Getting Started:

Closing your practice is an important and significant decision, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Trust the team at RWS to handle the details with the professionalism and care your patients, referrers and you deserve.

Contact us RWS to get started with this process – 1300 073 239 or admin@roomswithstyle.com.au. We are delighted to be of assistance.