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Josephine Lange
Membership Services
Phone: 04 978 7154
Fax: 04 978 7148
Toll Free: 0800 697 720
Email: office@nzppa.org.nz

Clare Hunt
Business Manager
Phone: 04 978 7147
Fax: 04 978 7148
Email: clare.hunt@nzppa.org.nz

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What We Offer

Why Be a Member of NZPPA?

How will you benefit from your membership?

Relevant, up-to-date resources and business advice to assist private practitioners manage and develop their businesses.
High quality resources and education services to support your application for and on-going maintenance of quality certification.
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 and Tower Group Health Insurance.

What will you receive for your membership fee?

Physio Focus – a quarterly magazine focusing specifically on small business issues affecting private practice owners and practitioners.
e-focus – 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 EPN. 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.
Surveys and research to assist in benchmarking good practice, e.g. remuneration surveys, treatment outcomes.
Full “Find a Physio” service on our website.
A membership office located in Wellington with toll free number – 0800 NZPPA0 or 0800 697 720.
A full support service to NZSP in all matters relating to private practice physiotherapy, including liaison with ACC and other health related bodies.

Can you afford not to belong to NZPPA? Annual cost

Marketing your Practice $500 minimum
NZPPA promotes you through our magazine and website
Subscription to Business Magazine/s $100 minimum
NZPPA produces a business magazine 4 issues per year plus a monthly e-newsletter
Legal advice, e.g. drawing up an employment agreement $1,000 avg per service
NZPPA has up-to-date sample agreements and other business documents on the members' section of the website
Resources and mentoring services in preparation for and maintaining certification $5,000 min (over 3 years)
NZPPA has physio-specific, high quality resources at affordable prices and provides mentoring assistance at an hourly rate
Accountant's help with budget preparation and financial forecasting $250 minimum
NZPPA has Physio Forecaster - a purpose-built electronic calculator for budgeting, forecasting and planning
Advertising for staff and locums on Seek website or equivalent $145 per advert
Free advertising with NZPPA
Advertising for staff and locums in newspapers $200 min per advert
Free advertising with NZPPA

Plus
Remuneration survey and similar business surveys NZPPA Office and 0800 number for advice and support Advocacy Exposure;
Add on the costs of doing all this yourself
Do the sums! Membership of NZPPA adds up.