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Your first steps into private practice

🧭 Explore your options.

✅ Choose your route.

🚀 Know where to start, before you commit time or money.

Thinking about private GP work, but not sure how it fits alongside your NHS role? This free two-page guide turns the confusion into clear first steps.

✍️ Written by Dr Thuva Amuthan, GP, founder of Dr.Derme Skin Clinics and Chair of the RCGP Non-Commissioned Care SIG

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You don't need your whole career mapped out to take the first step

🤔 Unsure what's allowed?

⚖️ Unsure what's realistic?

🧭 Unsure where to begin?

You're not alone: many NHS GPs feel stuck at exactly this point.

⏳ Without a clear starting point, it is easy to put it off for another year.

❓ Start with the five questions that matter

💼 Can I keep my NHS job?

Understand how private work can sit alongside your NHS role.

✅ Am I ready?

Check your experience, indemnity and confidence before you start.

🔀 Should I join a provider or start my own practice?

Compare the two main routes and what each involves.

💷 Will it make financial sense?

Think through income, costs and the time you can commit.

📋 What needs to be in place first?

See the practical and regulatory basics to get right early.

Turn "maybe one day" into a practical next step

🔍 Compare your options

See the main routes into private work side by side.

✅ Check your readiness

Spot what you already have and what is still missing.

🎯 Choose your next step

Leave with one clear action you can take this month.

Guidance From Someone Who Has Taken The Journey

🩺 Dr Thuva Amuthan is a practising GP who built a private practice alongside NHS work. He wrote this guide so you can take your first steps with clarity.

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What could your next step look like?

✅ Clear on your options.

🧭 Confident in your route.

🚀 Ready to take the first practical step.

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