How will you benefit from your membership?
- Relevant, up-to-date resources and business advice to assist private practitioners manage and develop their businesses.
- A one-stop shop for your questions and requests on issues related to your business and for advice and support to help grow and expand your business.
- Access to membership of MPS professional indemnity cover insurance and to NZPPA Group insurance schemes – business cover and health cover.
- Access to discounted purchasing – office products and fuel.
- High quality resources and education services to support your application for and on-going maintenance of quality certification.
What will you get for your membership fee?
- Physio Business – a quarterly magazine focusing specifically on business issues affecting private practice owners and practitioners.
- e-business – monthly electronic newsletters giving new and up-to-the-minute information.
- Up-to-date website with an exclusive members’ section with lots of free documents, tools and templates.
- Physio Forecaster - an ‘electronic calculator’ to help you project your financial viability, develop your annual budget, consider your financial status under regulation (per patient or per hour) and under the Interim Contract. This business tool has embedded ACC rates and formula.All you need to do is key-in your own Practice information.
- A comprehensive website advertising service for locum roles, situations vacant and other classified advertising such as businesses and equipment for sale / purchase.
- Tools, templates and easily adapted documents to assist your practice, reducing the time you need to spend designing your own, as well as contributing to national consistency.
- Employment agreements free of charge and updated to keep pace with changes to employment legislation.
- Full “Find a Physio” service on our website.
Can you afford not to belong to us?
| Expense | Annual Cost |
| Marketing your Practice We promote you through our website and magazine |
$500 minimum |
| Subscription to Business Magazine/s We produce a business magazine 4 issues per year plus a monthly e-newsletter |
$100 minimum |
| Legal advice, e.g. drawing up an employment agreement We have up-to-date sample agreements and other business documents on the members’ section of the website |
$500 avg per service |
| Resources and mentoring services in preparation for and maintaining certification We have free physio-specific, high quality resources and provide mentoring assistance at an affordable hourly rate |
$5,000 min over 3 years |
| Accountant’s help with budget preparation and financial forecasting We have Physio Forecaster – a purpose-built electronic calculator for budgeting, forecasting and planning |
$250 minimum |
| Advertising for staff and locums on a Jobs website Free advertising with us |
$150 per advert |
| Advertising for staff and locums in newspapers Free advertising with us |
$200 min per advert |
Plus:
- Remuneration survey and other relevant business surveys
- NZPPA Office and 0800 number for advice and support
- Advocacy Exposure
Do the sums! Membership of NZPPA adds up
